Pittsburgh Pirates News

The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed pitcher Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from the Seattle Mariners on Friday, ending one of the Mariners' feel-good stories of 2009.

The Pirates on Friday pieced together their 40-man roster with an eye toward protecting their pitching.

Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs.

Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second consecutive season to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor.

The Ramones sang "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow".A It's a tale of breaking up because someone had to "pay the price".A And so is the case of Aramis Ramirez and the Pittsburgh Pirates .

Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award on Wednesday and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor.

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.

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

One of the Pirates ' priorities this offseason is finding left-handed help in the bullpen.

Pirates closer Matt Capps recorded 27 saves last season. Six games with the Philadelphia Phillies -- including two in Citizens Bank Park April 2-3 -- and four with the Tampa Bay Rays dot the 33-game Pirates' spring schedule, the club announced yesterday.

After shortstop Jack Wilson arrived in Seattle in a trade last summer, it didn't take long for him to know he wanted to stay.

Next season, either Steve Pearce or Jeff Clement could be the Pirates' starting first baseman or at least a power-hitting threat off the bench.

In this July 31, 2009, photo, Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman stands in the dugout during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh.

A Pittsburgh Pirates player glove and hat sits on the field. The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the purchase of the Sarasota Reds from the Cincinnati Reds organization and their intention to move the team to Bradenton, Florida.

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These are all fairly logical choices with Evan Meek and Jose Ascanio still on the 60-day DL and several prospects still waiting to be added before the Rule 5 draft, as well.

No major-league team has had a longer history in Lynchburg than the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have been the Hillcats' parent club since 1995.

Hold on to your hats folks but the Rays' have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura, not to the Dodgers or Cubs as first speculated, but to the cash-strapped, last place Pirates.

The Tampa Bay Rays have traded second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez.

Reports out of Tampa late Tuesday afternoon are that the Rays have dealt second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates.