On this date in 1950 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pete Reiser, a three-time all-star outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941-42,1946. In each of those seasons he finished in the top 10 in NL MVP voting...
Checking in on Pirates' players and friends in Tuesday's winter league action:
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Criollos de Caguas 9, Leones de Ponce 5
Los Criollos scored 7 runs over the final two innings to take the win. Benji Gonzalez...
NICK EVANS
CORNER OUTFIELDER
Born: January 30, 1986
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 5th Round, 134th Overall, 2004 (Mets)
How Acquired: Minor League Free Agent
High School: St. Mary's, Phoenix, AZ
Agent: N/A
WTM'S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES
A third baseman at the time he was drafted,...
Jim Callis has some more draft details at Baseball America:
-The draft has been reduced from 50 to 40 rounds. Most of the 41-50 picks are used on organizational players, or go towards prep players who aren't...
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed first baseman/outfielder Nick Evans to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training, according to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News. Evans turns 26 in January, and...
Born on this date in 1950 was Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Mike Easler, who played for the team from 1977,1979-83. He was drafted by the Astros in 1969, made his major league debut in 1973 but played...
Only one Dominican League game and one Venezuelan League game on Monday night:
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Tigres del Licey 3, Estrellas de Oriente 2
A single, a wild pitch, and a passed ball gave Licey the winning run in the...
Earlier we heard a rumor from Keith Law that the Pittsburgh Pirates would listen on center fielder Andrew McCutchen. Since that report came out, we've heard from Dejan Kovacevic that the Pirates aren't trading McCutchen and...
Keith Law of ESPN hears that the Pittsburgh Pirates don't consider Andrew McCutchen untouchable, and would listen to offers for the center fielder. McCutchen just finished his second full season in the majors, hitting for a...
The Pittsburgh Pirates have released Xavier Paul after the outfielder cleared waivers. The team couldn't outright him to AAA since Paul has more than three years of major league service time. They also can't re-sign him...
The Pittsburgh Pirates are one of six teams who have shown preliminary interest in right handed pitcher Aaron Cook, according to Bill Brink. Cook has a career 4.53 ERA in over 1300 innings pitched in the...
Jim Callis of Baseball America has two updates on the Draft Bonus Pools for the MLB draft under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Callis first reports that the bonus pool for the top ten rounds is...
