With the rush of the Winter Meetings behind them, the Pittsburgh Pirates will now continue to supplement their 2016 roster. Last year, the team saw a relatively quiet Winter Meetings that nevertheless saw them come away with key pieces such as Atntonio Bastardo and Francisco Liriano, who they re-signed. The bulk of their roster work was done after the summit. General manager Neal Huntington identified a market exploit as he looked to Korea for position players, solidified the weakest part ... Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates move deliberately on first day of winter meetings
The Pittsburgh Pirates did not make any moves on the first day of the annual MLB Winter Meetings. That is not to say that they did not find themselves at the center of more than a few substantial rumors. Starting with their most glaring need, the Pirates were reportedly in talks with the agent for free agent starting pitcher Scott Kazmir. Kazmir is a left-handed veteran with 11 years of experience despite being only 31 years old. He carries a career 98-90 win-loss record by way of a 3.96 ... Read More
2014 MLB Winter Meetings recap
The Pittsburgh Pirates went into the 2014 MLB Winter Meetings with a goal to upgrade their pitching staff and by the end of the 3 1/2 day schedule, they seemed to have done just that. The week started off slow with the only acquisition being a waiver claim of former A's minor league left-handed starter Josh Lindblom. Things did pick up, however, when the club was able to re-sign Francisco Liriano to a 3-year/$39 million contract hours before the free agent pitching market was ... Read More
MLB Winter meetings Day 2 recap
The Pittsburgh Pirates made their mark on Day 2 of the 2014 MLB Winter Meetings in re-signing Francisco Liriano to a 3-year/$39 million contract, pending a physical. While it has not been confirmed with the team: Huntington did not confirm Liriano agreeing to terms. "We are cautiously optimistic," he said. — Bill Brink (@BrinkPG) December 10, 2014 The two sides seem to be extremely close to finalizing things. Liriano in agreement with #Pirates on three-year, $39M deal. ... Read More
MLB Winter Meetings Day 1 recap
Day 1 of the MLB Winter Meetings in San Diego is winding down and the Pirates have their sights set on making a significant move while they're there. The Pirates have made it clear that they are in on free agent Francisco Liriano, who helped lead the team to back-to-back playoff appearances. Other free agents like this year's NL Wild Card starter Edinson Volquez remain on the table as well, along with other names. The Pirates are one of many teams in on these names, along with the Twins, ... Read More
Pirates at the MLB Winter Meetings: Day 3
The Pirates showed movement today as they signed free agent RHP Edinson Volquez to a one-year $5M dollar contract. His numbers haven't been great the past few years after finishing as a Cy Young candidate with Cincinnati in 2008 (His rookie season). Some have said that he has the same outlook as Francisco Liriano. The only question is can Ray Searage and co. turn him into this years comeback player. This also means that there is a good likelihood that A.J. Burnett will not be back next season ... Read More
Pirates Sign Volquez to a One Year Deal
The Pirates and free-agent RHP Edinson Volquez have agreed to a one-year, $5 Million Dollar contract, pending physical. Volquez went 9 - 12 last season in 27 starts for the San Diego Padres and 5 starts with the LA Dodgers with a combined 5.71 ERA and142 strikeouts. A rival executive told Ken Rosenthal that the deal "Makes sence." Rival exec on #Pirates' agreement with Volquez. "Makes sense. Liriano profile. Strikeouts and groundballs." — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 11, ... Read More
Pirates at the MLB Winter Meetings: Day 2
Day two of the annual MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida have concluded and the Pirates still have not made any moves, but they are trying to put some things into motion. Today was also the day that the GIBBY awards were handed out and a few are coming back to the steel city. Buster Olney of ESPN reports that the Pirates have resumed talks with free agent 1B, James Loney. Pirates are resuming talks here about possibly signing James Loney. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 10, ... Read More
Pirates at the MLB Winter Meetings: Day 1
Things remained calm in the Pirates camp for day one of the MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida. Although, that doesn't mean Neal Huntington hasn't been busy. Huntington told Bill Brink of the Post-Gazette that they remain in talks with A.J. Burnett while he considers retiring or returning to the team for another year. Huntington told them they do not have a timeframe for his decision, but this hasn't blocked any other moves by the organization. He also told brink that they ... Read More