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23 hrs ago | Major League Baseball

Clement's future at first base -- for now

Despite Jeff Clement's desire to eventually work his way back behind home plate, the Pirates have every intention of giving Clement the chance to seize the team's immediate vacancy at first base.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Jeff Clement, Steve Pearce, Brandon Moss, Jose Tabata

Tue Dec 01, 2009

Major League Baseball

Pirates enjoy Meetings flexibility

The Hot Stove scene will shift to Indianapolis on Monday, as baseball executives, agents and writers descend upon the Midwestern city for the annual Winter Meetings.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Jesse Chavez, Baseball Players, Jeff Clement, Jose Tabata

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Bucs Dugout

Lefties, Lefties Everywhere

Would another lefty hitter like Hank Blalock, right, be the best fit for the Pirates? Browse more photos>> Straight to the point today: one thing I find a bit strange about the idea of the Pirates pursuing Rick Ankiel and/or Hank Blalock is that both those guys are left-handed, whereas most of the Bucs' other options at first base and right field ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Hank Blalock, Jeff Clement, Brandon Moss, Steve Pearce

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Where have you gone Andy Van Slyke?

Free agency and spending

Free agency kicked off last night at midnight. The Pirates have not signed John Lackey yet, and so I'm going to picket PNC Park when I'm home over Thanksgiving.

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Related Topix: Sports, Oklahoma High School Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, High School Sports, Baseball Players

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Major League Baseball

Six-year free agents looking for jobs

While most fans are concentrating on the potential destinations and paydays of the "big name" free agents, more than 500 Minor Leaguers have become six-year free agents, and they will also be looking for jobs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Bucs Dugout

Baseball Prospectus: Minor League Free Agents

It's subscription-only, unfortunately. This is a nifty writeup of the available minor league free agents.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Ryan Shealy, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Major League Baseball

Pirates look for value in free agents

The pool of possibilities is about to become a free-for-all. Thursday marks the final day that teams have exclusive negotiating privileges with its own free-agent players.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Jose Tabata, Brandon Moss, Jesse Chavez

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Major League Baseball

Journeyman Jones gets shot to shine

While the Hot Stove league sizzles with talk about where this year's crop of newly minted Major League free agents will land, little attention is given to the 500-plus Minor Leaguers who fill the ranks of the six-year Minor League free-agent pool each year.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Justin Morneau

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Pirates' McCutchen finishes fourth in rookie of the year voting

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen finished fourth in voting for the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Andrew McCutchen, Florida Marlins, Chris Coghlan

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Major League Baseball

Rasmus bidding to claim NL Roy honors

Awards season keeps rolling on Monday, and once again a Cardinal is at least a candidate to receive some votes.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Colby Rasmus, Baseball Players, Pittsburgh Pirates, Andrew McCutchen

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Major League Baseball

McCutchen, Jones Bucs' award hopefuls

Tuesday officially begins a two-week period in which Major League Baseball hands out its postseason awards for 2009.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball Players, Andrew McCutchen, National League, Tommy Hanson

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Where have you gone Andy Van Slyke?

Hermida musings and minor league miscellanea

Latest sign that things are slowly changing on Federal Street: when the Red Sox traded for Jeremy Hermida yesterday and only gave up two minor league arms, I didn't go apopletic about the Pirates not being involved.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Pittsburgh Pirates, Jose Tabata, Baseball Players, Lastings Milledge, Brandon Moss

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Most Valuable Network

Could Pirates surprise in 2010?

Yesterdaya s trade of Jesse Chavez for Akinori Iwamura was hardly a blockbuster.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Jesse Chavez, Baseball Players, Delwyn Young, Jason Jaramillo

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Fox Sports

Pirates' McCutchen cops BA's top rookie

Andrew McCutchne's rookie season with the Pirates went about as well as he could have hoped.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, National League, Baseball Players, Florida Marlins, Chris Coghlan, Milwaukee Brewers

Tue Oct 27, 2009

WPXI

Magazine Names Pirates' McCutchen Rookie Of Year 1 hr ago

A Pirates rookie received a big honor Monday morning from a national magazine. 'Baseball America' named Andrew McCutchen the 2009 Major League Rookie of the Year.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball Players, Andrew McCutchen

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Baseball America: McCutchen rookie of the year

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen was named major league rookie of the year by Baseball America.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball Players, Andrew McCutchen

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Bucs Dugout

Perry Hill Speaks Out

Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, left, come to the aide of a fan who was hit by a foul ball down the first baseline in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Friday, Aug.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Albert Pujols, Baseball Players

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Major League Baseball

Minor League look: Triple-A Indians

Here is part one in a seven-part series that will take an in-depth look at how each of the Pirates' Minor League affiliates fared during the 2009 season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Andrew McCutchen, Chris Bootcheck, Neil Walker, Jose Tabata

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Red Reporter

Baseball Bloggers Alliance NL Rookie of the Year Ballot

It's time for the NL Rookie of the Year ballot for the Baseball Bloggers Alliance awards.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Pittsburgh Pirates

Inbox: What lies ahead this offseason?

It's the first Inbox edition of what is set to be an interesting offseason for the Pirates.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Pedro Alvarez, Baseball Players, Andrew McCutchen, J.A. Happ, Tommy Hanson

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