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Pirates Cut Bryan Morris, Two Others
The Pirates made a surprising move today, sending Bryan Morris to Triple A. The writing was written on the wall for Bryan Morris when he was given a rare fourth option. When I wrote my Roster Watch it was before he was given the option. I still think this move hurts the team. It hurt…
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Pirates Acquire John McDonald from Diamondbacks
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Pirates have traded for INF John McDonald. We have scooped everyone though. We took the very first picture of John McDonald leaving Diamondbacks camp after hearing about the trade. John McDonald is what we call old. He is 38. He is also a solid defender. So yes, I’ll begrudgingly…
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World Baseball Classic, Gaby Sanchez, Brian Strait Updates
Just going to throw a few stories out there quick. World Baseball Classic rosters have been announced and eight Pirates players have made rosters. Ivan De Jesus, Jr. , INF – Puerto Rico Jason Grilli, P – Italy Chris Leroux, P – Canada Russell Martin, C – Canada Wandy Rodriguez, P – Dominican Republic Ali…
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Hanrahan Trade Finally Done.
The players going to Boston are Joel Hanrahan and Brock Holt. Two fan favorites. In fact it only seems like the Pirates trade fan favorites. Fan love means little to me. The Pirates will get Jerry Sands and Stolmy Pimentel. We covered that part of the trade earlier. The addition of Brock Holt to the…
