With the signings of Erik Bedard and Nate McLouth being made official, the following updates have been made to the site:
–The 2012 40-man roster/payroll page has been updated. The current projected salary is $43.2 M.
–The Future Payroll Chart has been updated, adding Bedard and McLouth, and removing Pedro Ciriaco and Jason Jaramillo.
–The off-season transaction page has been updated.
-A note on Ciriaco and Jaramillo, who were both designated for assignment to make room for the moves: they were both out of options, which meant they would have had to make the opening day roster or be designated for assignment at that point. If they clear waivers, the Pirates can outright them to AAA and keep them in the system even if they don’t win a job in Spring Training.
Tim started Pirates Prospects in 2009 from his home in Virginia, which was 40 minutes from where Pedro Alvarez made his pro debut in Lynchburg. That year, the Lynchburg Hillcats won the Carolina League championship, and Pirates Prospects was born from Tim's reporting along the way. The site has grown over the years to include many more writers, and Tim has gone on to become a credentialed MLB reporter, producing Pirates Prospects each year, and will publish his 11th Prospect Guide this offseason. He has also served as the Pittsburgh Pirates correspondent for Baseball America since 2019. Behind the scenes, Tim is an avid music lover, and most of the money he gets paid to run this site goes to vinyl records.
So is Yamaico Navarro? And whatever teams get Pujols/Fielder what can the Bucs give up to get the incumbent 1b whether its K Morales/Trumbo,Gaby Sanchez, Justin Smoak, maybe mike Morse, or Mitch Moreland?