Within Reach
Baseball America (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Justin Thomas has seen his share of games at PNC Park. Now he may get a chance to actually play there.
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Possible Rule 5 Pick: George Kontos
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
I was just reading through the comments on Vlad's excellent post about potential Rule 5 picks, and I got to thinking that one guy the Pirates might actually consider is George Kontos of the Yankees . This isn't a pick I'm necessarily endorsing --I haven't done enough research yet, but the guy I'm most interested in so far is the Rays ' Aneury Rodriguez . But I think the Pirates will think hard about...
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Pirates send 2 pitchers to Indy
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent right-hander Jeff Karstens and left-hander Justin Thomas to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians after they cleared waivers.
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Pirates send 2 pitchers outright to Triple-A
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The Pirates have sent right-hander Jeff Karstens and left-hander Justin Thomas outright to Triple-A Indianapolis after both cleared waivers.
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Robinzon Diaz Becomes A Free Agent
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The Pirates designated catcher Robinzon Diaz for assignment on Friday, and now according to a team press release he has cleared waivers and been unconditionally released. The 26-year-old catcher hit .279/.307/.357 in 138 plate appearances for the Pirates this year, catching 283 innings. The press release also notes that recently-designated players Jeff Karstens and Justin Thomas cleared waivers and...
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Karstens outrighted, Diaz released
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 3:57 p.m. Monday The Pirates have released catcher Robinzon Diaz and outrighted pitchers Jeff Karstens and Justin Thomas to Class AAA Indianapolis. All three were designated for assignment 10 days ago to make space on the 40-man roster, and all cleared waivers today. Diaz could not be outrighted because of his service time, so he became a minor league free agent with no apparent...
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It's DFA day for Karstens, Diaz
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 8 a.m. Monday Today is the final day for the Pirates' three recently designated players -- pitchers Jeff Karstens and Justin Thomas and catcher Robinzon Diaz -- after which they will know whether or not they can keep any. Karstens and Thomas are on waivers, and the Pirates hope to outright them to Class AAA Indianapolis if they clear. Diaz must be traded by today, or he will be...
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Pirates Designate Two For Assignment
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Friday was the deadline for teams to set their 40-man roster for next month's Rule 5 Draft, and MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch reports that the Pirates cleared up two spots for prospects by designating Robinzon Diaz and Justin Thomas for assignment. They also designated Jeff Karstens for assignment yesterday. Diaz, a 26-year-old catcher, hit .279/.307/.357 in 138 plate appearances for Pittsburgh in 2009....
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Bucs Make Flurry of Roster Moves
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Jakubauskas throws against the Angels in the third inning of a game Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Browse more photos » The Pirates have cut Robinzon Diaz , Justin Thomas and Jeff Karstens from the 40-man roster, added Brad Lincoln , Gorkys Hernandez , Bryan Morris and Ramon Aguero,...
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Karstens, Diaz out; Aguero, others added to 40-man
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
By Chuck Finder | 5:05 p.m. Friday Facing a midnight deadline tonight to set their 40-man roster, the Pirates late this afternoon announced that they cut loose starter-reliever Jeff Karstens and officially added hard-throwing reliever Ramon Aguero, outfielder Gorkys Hernandez plus starters Brad Lincoln and Bryan Morris to that roster, thus protecting those minor leaguers from being exposed for other...
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Conditioning camp, Day 1: Pirates offered Capps to Brewers in trade
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:50 p.m. Tuesday The Pirates are holding the first of two offseason conditioning camps this week at PNC Park, today and tomorrow. From the session this morning ... > Closer Matt Capps' father, Mike, died unexpectedly -- at age 61 -- Oct. 22 in Capps' native Douglasville, Ga., the result of a fall at the family home. "Never could have seen this coming," Capps said....
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Zayed University mural
Say something beautiful or be quiet (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
On the 28th October I was invited to Zayed University in Abu Dhabi to talk about the work I have done on the streets around the UK. I was also asked to paint a mural with members of an art group at the University. For the concept of the mural the basic idea was the word Zayed. The University was named after the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan who ruled the Emirate from 1971 to 2004. Sheikh Zayed...
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Time To Play "Count The Meaningful Statements" With Buster Olney
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
In this post , Olney introduces the idea of John Lackey joining the Mariners . Exciting! Lackey is great and would help restore some of the team smelliness we lost with the departure of Justin Thomas . Here is the phrasing Olney used in delivering his point: Seattle could land Lackey potential sleeper team timing is right Lackey might find the Mariners attractive Mariners...appear to have the financial...
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Indie Roundup: 'Splinterheads,' 'Ghost World,' 'Devil'
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Clockwise from upper left: Splinterheads, Ghost World, An Education, House of the Devil . Opening . Amiable and pleasant, Splinterheads revolves around a romance between Justin ( Thomas Middleditch ), an aimless small town dreamer, and Galaxy ( Rachael Taylor ), a gorgeous grifter who (literally) bumps into him at a gas station. She's more interested in separating him from his money than getting to...
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Pirates Claim Justin Thomas From Mariners
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Like Vlad in the comments to a fanshot on this subject (and thanks for taking care of that for me; it's been a busy workday), I wonder how long newly acquired lefty reliever Justin Thomas will still be on the 40-man roster. The Pirates claimed him off waivers from the Mariners , and while he's a fairly interesting player, he might not need to be on any team's 40-man right now. Thomas was drafted in...
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