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Pirates Release Brad Hawpe
I don’t want to make it sound like I was worried that Brad Hawpe was going to make the team. Still, this front office is pretty unpredictable, and with rumors of Gaby Sanchez being shopped it was a thought that made my bowels weak. When he was signed I hated it. I figured he would take…
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It’s Just a Minor League Deal So It’s Fine.
Allow me to rant for a moment. The Pirates just signed washed up infielder Brandon Inge to a minor league deal with a Spring Training Invite. That brings the number of non-roster infielders the Pirates will invite to camp to six. In addition to those six NRI the Pirates will have nine infielders on the…
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Pirates Sign Hawpe, Invite Him and Three Others To Spring Training
In what is a pretty clear trend the Pirates have brought on yet another Clint Hurdle guy, this time it’s Brad Hawpe. You’ll remember before the 2011 season they signed Garrett Atkins and invited him to Spring Training as well. This is basically the exact same signing, and will likely have the exact same result.…
