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Monthly Archives: July, 2011

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/30/11

Matt Hague, Josh Harrison, and Evan Chambers homer, while Robbie Grossman sets a franchise record in high-A.

Owens Wins Behind Hot Indians’ Bats

Indianapolis Indians  10,  Gwinnett Braves  5 Rudy Owens earned his 9th win of the season for the Indianapolis Indians tonight, despite surrendering 5 runs, as...

Game 105 Recap: Bucs Beaten By Lee

James McDonald was uneven in losing his first start since June. Cliff Lee reachd double digits in whiffs and pitched into the eighth inning...

Pirates Acquire Derrek Lee for Aaron Baker

The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired first baseman Derrek Lee in exchange for Aaron Baker.

Is Derrek Lee an Upgrade?

Last night I saw an update flash by on Twitter that Derrek Lee had hit his 12th homer of the year.  My first thought...

Pirates Coming on Strong for 17th Round Pick

Kendall Rogers of Perfect Game had the following update about 2011 17th round pick Aaron Brown: Also heard just now that #Pirates 17th-rd pick OF Aaron Brown...

Pirates Talking With Athletics

Jon Paul Morosi had an update on Twitter about the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Oakland Athletics: #Pirates need bat and bullpen. #Athletics have both. They’re...

Saturday Rumors: Kubel, Pena, Lee, Willingham, Furbush

Kind of a slow pre-deadline day for the Pirates, although I don't think it's just them.  The relief market hasn't really opened up, and...

Gorkys Hernandez: Short Term Solution for the Outfield

Last night, Gorkys Hernandez went 2-for-4 with two doubles.  The performance was part of a hot streak that has seen the young center field...

Trade Values: Shaping Up to Be a Seller’s Market

Throughout the 2011 trade season, I've been reviewing the trade values of players.  As I mentioned earlier in the month, the trade values are...

Pirates Have Strong Interest in Jason Kubel

On Thursday we heard that the Pittsburgh Pirates were looking at Jason Kubel.  The Minnesota Twins outfielder might be on the trade market, depending...

Josh Bell Update: 60% Chance He Signs?

Kendall Rogers of Perfect Game has an update on Josh Bell, the Pittsburgh Pirates' second round pick: One interesting little note. Spoke to a solid...

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