Monthly Archives: December, 2013

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 31-year-old utility player Michael Martinez to a minor league deal and have invited him to Spring Training as a...

In the Dominican on Thursday night, Gregory Polanco went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in his team's 11-1 win. He reached...

Every off-season you see the same type of analysis when it comes to evaluating how a team has improved for the following season. It's...

Buster Olney reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are close to re-signing shortstop Clint Barmes. https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/411178354369236992 Jon Heyman says the two sides have agreed to terms. https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/411181269729296384 There were...

Yesterday the Seattle Mariners added Corey Hart and Logan Morrison, then claimed they would use both first base options in the outfield. That removed...

The 2013 Rule 5 draft is underway, and the Pittsburgh Pirates surprisingly lost Wei-Chung Wang to the Milwaukee Brewers. The move wasn't expected for...

In the Dominican on Wednesday night, Alen Hanson got his first start of the Winter. He played two games off the bench prior to...

Several weeks ago I wrote an article titled "Why I Trust Neal Huntington". In the article I pointed out that I don't agree with...

Jim Duquette reports that the Pirates are still in the mix for New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis, along with Tampa Bay and...

Major League Baseball announced today that it had approved a ban of home-plate collisions where a runner attempts to knock the ball loose from...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a one year deal with Edinson Volquez, according to Ken Rosenthal. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/410891985059590144 I'm not sure what this says about the...

The Rule 5 draft caps off the 2013 Winter Meetings tomorrow afternoon. Last year was the first year under Neal Huntington that the Pittsburgh...