The Pittsburgh Pirates traded OF Travis Snider to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday in exchange for a minor league prospect and a PTBNL. Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington told Rob Biertempfel of the Trib that the trade opens up some "payroll flexibility". #Pirates GM: "We have depth to sustain the loss. We've gained two quality players, created roster flexibility and some payroll flexibity." — Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) January 28, 2015 Biertempfel also reports HERE that it ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 8/26: Hurdle discusses Tabata, Pedro’s play at first base
Good afternoon from PNC Park where the Pirates (67-64) look to avenge last night's 3-2 loss to the Cardinals (71-59) in the second game of a three-game set. Gerrit Cole (7-4, 3.69 ERA) will oppose Lance Lynn (14-8, 2.78 ERA). Hurdle's Quotes On Alvarez's play at first base: "We're just happy that the hard work that he's doing is paying off and giving him some opportunity to have some more freedom every time he goes out there. There's going to be more plays that's going to need to be made and ... Read More
Walker Activated from DL, Tabata DFA’d
The Pirates have activated 2B Neil Walker from the 15-day DL (appendicitis). To make room on the active roster, the team has outrighted Jose Tabata to Triple-A Indianapolis. Prior to his injury, Walker was on track for a career year batting .280/.452/.805 with eight doubles, 11 home runs and 35 RBI in 62 games. He currently sits in second in NL All Star voting for second basemen (1,328,959) behind Chase Utley (2,090,110). Tabata started the season off of the bench and took over in right ... Read More
Pirates coming through in a ‘pinch’
One thing about baseball is that it takes 25 guys to win most of the time and not just the nine guys who take the field for the first pitch. That is something that has been especially true about the Pittsburgh Pirates under Clint Hurdle as during his tenure in as the Pirates manager, he has proven that he is willing to go deep into his bench on almost a nightly basis. This season the Pirates bench is rewarding their managers’ faith in them. Just a couple years ago the Bucs had one of ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 6/6: Hurdle Talks Tabata’s Hot Bat vs. Lohse, Marte Update
Good afternoon from PNC Park where tonight the Pirates (28-31) begin a pivotal three-game series with the Brewers (36-25), who are seven games ahead of the Bucs for first place in the NL Central. Brandon Cumpton (0-2, 6.85 ERA) will take the hill and will face Kyle Lohse (7-1, 2.60 ERA). Hurdle's Quotes On Jose Tabata starting in LF tonight: "It because Tabata has had a really good history hitting [Lohse] if you have looked at his numbers. It's not 12 at bats, it's 33 at bats, it's 14 hits, ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 4/17: Tabata Update, Hurdle Talks Brewers
Good afternoon from PNC Park where today the Pirates (7-8) look to rebound from a 3-6 road trip tonight against the Brewers (11-4). Edinson Volquez (0-0, 1.29 ERA) will oppose Yovani Gallardo (2-0, 0.96 ERA). -- Jose Tabata left yesterday afternoon's game against the Reds with concussion-like symptoms when he ran into the outfield wall while making a catch. However, he will be available off the bench after passing the MLB mandatory concussion tests. "He went through a battery of tests ... Read More
Pirates Position Preview: Right Field
We continue our preview of the 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates with a look at right field, a position that had some question marks going into spring training. Gregory Polanco will be the Pirates right fielder once he gets the call up from AAA -- Most likely mid-to-end of June -- but before he gets his shot, it will be the tandem of Travis Snider and Jose Tabata to hold down the spot. Jose Tabata: Tabata experienced an up-and-down season in 2013 which included a stint on the DL that made him miss ... Read More
Pirate of the Week: Jose Tabata
As the season winds down, the Pittsburgh Pirates find themselves battling for a Wild Card spot and possibly a division title. Going forward, it will take a team effort to push ahead. Jose Tabata showed this past week that he could be one of those guys to step up. Tabata had a solid week, hitting .389 while driving in six runs for the Pirates. Let's break down his week as the Pirates went 3-3 from Saturday to Friday. 9/14: 1-3, 1 HR, 1 Run, 1 RBI - Tabata's solo shot tied the game at 1-1 in the ... Read More
Cashner Near-Perfect In Blanking of Pirates
For the second day in-a-role, there was a gem pitched at PNC. This time, it was from the visiting side as Andrew Cashner went the distance with a one-hit shutout of the Pirates on Monday night. "He's a good, good young pitcher," said manager, Clint Hurdle. "I mean, it's a power arm. He had a three-pitch mix tonight. The breaking ball, changeup, the fastball command. Not only was the stuff sharp, but he was very efficient throwing strikes all night long." Cashner actually had a perfect game ... Read More
Pirates Back On Track With 5-2 Victory
(Photo Credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) PNC Park – Francisco Liriano pitched another gem Saturday night as he threw 7 innings of shutout ball to halt the Pirates 2-game losing skid with a 5 - 2 win over the Rockies. The Rockies threatened early against Liriano as they had second and third in the first with one out. Francisco would then get Michael Cuddyer to strikeout and Will Rosario to groundout to end the threat. They would have two more on in the third thanks to two one ... Read More