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Orioles "Considering" Trading for Jack Wilson
Photo: David Watson The Baltimore Sun reports: [Andy] MacPhail doesn't comment specifically on players but made it clear the Orioles will focus on adding starting pitching and a shortstop. The San Diego Padres' Khalil Greene, the Milwaukee Brewers' J.J. Hardy and the Pittsburgh Pirates' Jack...
Community Projection Review: Jack Wilson
PLAYER POS. COMMUNITY ZiPS ACTUAL Jack Wilson SS .272/.324/.392 .261/.313/.361 .272/.312/.348 Luis Rivas and Brian Bixler's terrible performances in Wilson's absence obscured the fact that Wilson didn't have a good season even when he played. He hit only one homer and 18...
Bucs Dugout/WHYGAVS Crossover: Planning the Offseason
With the offseason upon us, Pat at WHYGAVS and I are combing through the Pirates' roster and describing our ideal offseason. This post deals with the starting lineup. CATCHER: Ryan Doumit Bucs Dugout: Like Nate McLouth, Doumit isn't old, but he isn't particularly young either; he just seems to be...
Rays Make Playoffs; Lessons for the Pirates?
There's an article about this at Baseball Prospectus that I recommend you read. The idea is that the Rays' massive improvement this year has to do with an incredible improvement in their run prevention, and that improvement can largely be credited to the changes they made on their defense. Last...
Pirates Send Jose Bautista to Minors
Weird: The Pirates' starting third baseman most of the past two years was visibly stunned after general manager Neal Huntington and manager John Russell had informed him last night, in Russell's office, that he was being optioned to Class AAA Indianapolis. The move will clear space for first...
Dodgers GM Colletti: I'll Pay Through the Nose for a Shortstop
The LA Times: The Dodgers are in an awkward spot, waiting for the kids to succeed, antsy for the kids to succeed. They wouldn't trade Matt Kemp for Sabathia, the right call, and Kemp alone would not have gotten the deal done...Ned Colletti, the Dodgers' general manager, would not discuss...
Perrotto: Dodgers Talks Continue
John Perrotto: Multiple baseball sources said Sunday that the Dodgers and Pirates are in serious talks about a trade that would ship Wilson west. Wilson, who grew up and lives in the Los Angeles area, has the longest-running tenure of any Pirates player at the major-league level as he made his...
Brewers 2, Pirates 1
This was a pitchers' duel all the way, with both Dave Bush and Paul Maholm moving quickly and racking up strikeouts. The Pirates' defense, in contrast to so many games we've seen this season, was very good, and Jack Wilson in particular was spectacular--he made a great play to snare a line drive...
Rosenthal: Dodgers Pursuing Jack Wilson
Ken Rosenthal: [T]he Dodgers' bid for [C.C.] Sabathia is complicated by their pursuit of Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson as a replacement for the injured Rafael Furcal, sources say. To get Wilson, the Dodgers would need to trade the Pirates some of the same players that the Indians want for...
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...
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