Well, there it is. Ben Cherington made his first splash transaction as General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has traded Starling Marte, the team’s longest tenured player, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for RHP Brennan Malone, infielder Liover Peguero and $250K in international bonus money. https://twitter.com/Pirates/status/1221903189412368390?s=20 This deal kicks off the official rebuild of theContinueContinue reading “Rapid Reaction to the Starling Marte Trade”
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Pirates Offseason Update – December 10th
As promised, here is this week’s Pirates Offseason Update. If you haven’t already, check out last week’s update headlined by the Derek Shelton hire and Starling Marte trade rumors. With Winter Meetings kicking off this past Sunday evening, expect this week to be huge for potential trades and moves. So stay tuned as everything unfolds,ContinueContinue reading “Pirates Offseason Update – December 10th”
Pirates Offseason Update – December 3rd
MLB Winter Meetings don’t start until next week, but the Pirates offseason has already been eventful. And with 114 days left until Opening Day, there will be a lot of changes to cover in Pirates baseball. Each Tuesday, I’ll cover the news of the week prior to keep you updated until the Bucs kick offContinueContinue reading “Pirates Offseason Update – December 3rd”
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