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Eric Hosmer Removed From Royals' Minor League Lineup
The Alvarez debacle affects other teams, too. Get ready to get mad, Royals fans. Royals Corner sources have confirmed that Hosmer did not dress for Thursday night’s game, and that it was indeed...
Classic Dave Littlefield; And, Protesters Win!
The legend continuesPhoto: trigger25 This is a gem: Most teams contacted Boras to inquire about Wieters, but not the Pirates, who had the No. 4 overall pick. So, Boras, according to a ...
Breaking Down the Pedro Alvarez Situation
Who is Julio Borbon, and should he be really angry with Scott Boras right now? (Photo: Rich Anderson) If Dejan Kovacevic got all the details right, he should be really proud...
Baseball America: Commissioner Extended Deadline for Eric Hosmer
This could cause some problems: Major League Baseball placed Alvarez, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2008 draft out of Vanderbilt, on the restricted list Wednesday, at Pittsburgh's request. At the s...
Pedro Alvarez Isn't Reporting
I'm sure most of you have seen this already, but just in case: Ten full days have passed since the team and its first-round draft pick agreed to terms on a $6 million signing bonus, but Alvarez has...
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 ...
A Couple Thoughts
-P- The Pirates spent much of Monday's game, which they won 5-2, getting played like a fiddle by John Maine and generally looking like they'd never seen a changeup before, but one thing they did well ...
Pirates Sign Pedro Alvarez But Not Tanner Scheppers
For a $6 million minor league deal, apparently less than fifth pick Buster Posey. Nice work, Pirates. Second round pick Tanner Scheppers did not sign, which I'm okay with. He was a gamble from the be...
Draft Pick Signing Deadline Today
...And there's much to be done. Besides Pedro Alvarez, who I think will probably sign right before the deadline, the Pirates also want to sign second rounder Tanner Scheppers and two unknown others. W...
Two Days Until the Signing Deadline
The signing deadline for draft picks is in two days, and the Pirates still have way too many interesting picks unsigned. Here's the talk: -P- Eric from Baseball Digest Daily wrote to me a couple days...
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