Raise the Jolly Roger! (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Lots of little bits and pieces over the past few days that I’ve yet to address… [Tyler Yates was outrighted to Indianapolis, and then he decided he rather be a free agent]. Hooray, no more Flood Gates Yates, right? Maybe. [Neal Huntington said] that “We are in dialogue with Tyler in an attempt to keep him [...]
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Thanks for your patience while I was away. I'm done traveling until Thanksgiving. Incidentally, I'm about 95% sure I saw Jay Mariotti, looking sort of dapper in a sport coat and jeans, at a Hudson News in O'Hare today. I didn't say anything to him, just walked by the store a couple times to make sure it was him. Most of the things I think about that guy are things I'd be ashamed to say out loud. I...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
By Chuck Finder | 5:06 p.m. Tuesday Don't scratch off Tyler Yates just yet. True, he opted for free agency Monday when the Pirates waived him outright to place him on Class AAA Indianapolis' roster, clearing room on their 40-man roster -- which contains 38 players, not counting pitchers Jose Ascanio and Evan Meek on the 60-day disabled list. Yet that doesn't mean the Pirates have no interest in re-signing...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Right-handed reliever Tyler Yates has chosen to become a free agent after the Pittsburgh Pirates requested outright waivers on him.
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Pirates reliever Yates requests free agency Per Rob Biertempfel at the Trib, Tyler Yates has been released. The team put him on waivers, and after clearing he elected to become a free agent. The move leaves us with 38 filled spots on the 40-man roster, plus two players (Meek and Ascanio) on the 60-day DL. The player for whom Yates was acquired two years ago, soft-tossing righty SP Todd Redmond, spent...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The Pittsburgh Pirates requested outright waivers on pitcher Tyler Yates on Monday.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The Pittsburgh Pirates requested outright waivers on pitcher Tyler Yates on Monday.
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Tyler Yates elected free agency after being outrighted by the Pirates, according to a team press release.
1490 NewsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen is Baseball America's Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year. McCutchen hit .286 with 12 homers, 54 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 108 games. He led National League rookies with 47 extra-base hits. Pirates rookie first baseman Garrett Jones was named to Baseball America's all-rookie team. Jones hit .293 with 21 homers and 44 RBI. He led all rookies in home runs...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
They're all off the 40-man. Sorry there's no picture for this post; the only photos that come up in SB Nation's widget when you search for these players' names is pictures of hitters homering off them. Bautista and Bootcheck are no surprise. The big news here is the removal of Hansen, who was one of four players acquired in the Jason Bay deal. Hansen has a nerve disorder that could take years to heal,...
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
More photos » by Tom Mihalek - AP Should Mike Gonzalez re-assume the closer's role for the Atlanta Braves in 2010? Browse more photos » We continue our look at the top-5 questions facing the Atlanta Braves this off-season. Question Three: Who will be the Braves closer in 2010? You heard it here first folks, the bullpen has the potential to be the biggest problem for the Braves this off-season....
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 3:05 p.m. Thursday Four hours to first pitch ... Game: Pirates vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 p.m . Place: PNC Park . Pitching: RHP Charlie Morton vs. LHP J.A. Happ . Forecast: 78 degrees, some chance of rain . TV: FSN Pittsburgh . Pirates' lineup: McCutchen, CF Young, 2B Jones, RF LaRoche, 3B Doumit, C Milledge, LF Pearce, 1B Cruz, SS Morton, P Phillies' lineup: Rollins, SS...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
The Pirates have claimed reliever John Meloan off waivers from the Rays and sent him to Indianapolis. Meloan came up with the Dodgers , who traded him to Cleveland as a throw-in in the Casey Blake deal. He then went to Tampa earlier this year in a minor trade. He racked up absurd strikeout totals in the low minors but struggled in the tough pitching environment of Las Vegas and hasn't been quite as...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 3:21 p.m. Wednesday DENVER -- The Pirates have claimed Class AAA reliever John Meloan off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays, according to the Tampa Tribune. Meloan, 25, is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound right-hander who has made seven major league appearances, none this season. He had a 5.52 ERA in 25 appearances with Columbus, a 5.02 ERA in 35 appearances with Durham. This is his official...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
Yesterday was a SLOW baseball day. I usually wake up to 300 new items in the amazing Google Reader (my Applesauce ingredients), but there were only 150 stories this morning, most of them about Pedro who, if you haven't heard, is now a Phillie. Meet the Mets This Met fan attended five Met games in 18 days . The Mets scored a total of 0 runs. The odds of that happening are 1.42 out of a million. Angel...
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