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Free Agency: No Compensation Picks for Pirates This Year
ESPN lists this offseason's free agents, including its Type A and Type B free agents. Unsurprisingly, none of the Pirates free agents (Chris Gomez, Jason Michaels, Doug Mientkiewicz and Luis Rivas) are Type A's or Type B's, so the Pirates won't get any compensation picks in next year's draft--no...
Doug Mientkiewicz, Chris Gomez File for Free Agency
Pirates.com reports that Doug Mientkiewicz and Chris Gomez have filed for free agency, clearing two more spots on the roster. The Pirates haven't expressed interested in having Gomez return; they've expressed interest in Mientkiewicz, but I'd be very surprised if he came back. UPDATE: Jason...
Nyjer Morgan Could Start Next Year
Oh no, please please no. After being promoted from Class AAA Indianapolis Aug. 19, Morgan batted .347 -- 41 for 118 -- with 11 doubles and 20 runs. He reached base safely in 25 of 27 starts. Because of that, he is being considered for starting duty next year. "He did some really good...
Quote of the Day
Doug Mientkiewicz: "I didn't deliberately smack at him. I just kept running and tried to hit the glove. That's what you're supposed to do. I didn't try to hurt him. We talked about it, and he said he'd do the same thing ... if the game was close. And I said, ‘Well, it's not like we're up...
Steve Pearce Sent to Indianapolis
Doug Mientkiewicz has been activated from the bereavement list; Steve Pearce has been sent to Indianapolis to make room for him, because having three backup infielders, or three thirty-something bench players, is that much more important than giving a young player a shot, I guess. The Pirates have...
Link Roundup, 8/19/08: Big Changes
-P- My, how things have changed in Pittsburgh, and this article by John Perrotto and especially this one by Wilbur Miller are a lot more positive than any I'm used to seeing. And they should be. I haven't had a chance to write much in the last few days, and that's a shame, because these last few...
Adam LaRoche to DL; Brian Bixler Back
The Post-Gazette reports that Adam LaRoche has hit the DL with some sort of torso problem, so Brian Bixler will take his spot on the roster. Doug Mientkiewicz stands to inherit a good chunk of playing time as a result of LaRoche's absence. Let's hope LaRoche isn't out too long--he seems to take...
John Van Benschoten Likely to Start Tomorrow
What an odd bit of speculation this is: The fact that pitcher Paul Maholm batted eighth in the Pirates' lineup last night could be an indication that John Van Benschoten will be the Pirates' starting pitcher tomorrow night. You'll recall that Van Benschoten was an outstanding hitter in college at...
Doug Mientkiewicz Starts At Third
Regrettably, I have to leave before the end of the game and won't be back until tomorrow morning, but I wanted to post a few thoughts about tonight's game, or at least the seven innings I saw. -P- Doug Mientkiewicz started at third and looked perfectly good there, making an on-target throw in the...
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