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| Tigers Could Acquire Jack Wilson |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 1:36 pm |
| Tags: Detroit Tigers, Jack Wilson, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson may be traded to the Tigers today. Wilson and his agent were getting phone calls about possible deals all day yesterday, making a trade seem likely. The Tigers wouldn't assume all of the $16.3MM Wilson still has coming to him through the 2009 season. |
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| Healey's Latest: Wilkerson, Marte |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 10:45 am |
| Tags: Alan Horne, Baltimore Orioles, Brad Wilkerson, Chad Bradford, Cincinnati Reds, Damaso Marte, David Weathers, Ken Griffey Jr, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers |
| there once before. The Pirates want Alan Horne from the Yankees for Damaso Marte. Given that Brian Cashman didn't seem to want to give him up for Gagne, I don't see this happening. The Orioles are shopping Chad Bradford, but the Yankees aren't allowed in the store. |
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| In Brief: More on that absolutely bizarre Matt Morris-to-Pittsburgh ... |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 5:40 pm |
| Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates |
| More on that absolutely bizarre Matt Morris-to-Pittsburgh trade. [Gene Bromberg] |
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| In Brief: More on that absolutely bizarre Matt Morris-to-Pittsburgh ... |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 5:40 pm |
| Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates |
| More on that absolutely bizarre Matt Morris-to-Pittsburgh trade. [Gene Bromberg] |
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| Jack Wilson May Still Be Dealt |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 5:02 pm |
| Tags: Brent Clevlen, Detroit Tigers, Jack Wilson, Jair Jurrjens, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported yesterday that the Tigers and Pirates continue to discuss shortstop Jack Wilson. Passing Wilson through waivers shouldn't be a problem; no team would want his entire contract dumped on them. Kovacevic describes the current state of the deal: "One source intimately familiar |
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| Jack Wilson May Still Be Dealt |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 5:02 pm |
| Tags: Brent Clevlen, Detroit Tigers, Jack Wilson, Jair Jurrjens, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported yesterday that the Tigers and Pirates continue to discuss shortstop Jack Wilson. Passing Wilson through waivers shouldn't be a problem; no team would want his entire contract dumped on them. Kovacevic describes the current state of the deal: "One source intimately familiar |
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| Pirates Acquire Matt Morris For Rajai Davis, PTBNL |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 6:23 pm |
| Tags: Matt Morris, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rajai Davis, San Francisco Giants |
| salary relief. The Pirates have acquired Matt Morris from the Giants for outfielder Rajai Davis and a player to be named later. I'm guessing they just wanted salary relief, because Davis isn't much more than a speedy reserve outfielder. Brian Sabean made this deal about a month and a half too late. Morris had a 2.56 |
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| Jack Wilson Will Waive No-Trade Clause |
| Published: August 4, 2007, 12:01 pm |
| Tags: Detroit Tigers, Jack Wilson, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| he just wants out of Pittsburgh. Dejan Kovacevic isn't sure if the team has placed him on waivers yet. But I'm sure they will and he should get through unclaimed. As far as I've read, almost every player in baseball is put on waivers in August just to mask those that the team is actually trying to trade. There's no risk |
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| Random Rumors: Erstad, Gagne, Podsednik |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 10:53 am |
| Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Craig Monroe, Darin Erstad, Detroit Tigers, Eric Gagne, Jack Wilson, Jermaine Dye, Kevin Mench, Mike Piazza, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Scott Podsednik, Wily Mo Pena |
| I feel left out. The Pirates and Tigers are still talking about Jack Wilson. Apparently the deadline version of the deal died when the Bucs asked for Craig Monroe. Really? The deal died over that guy? Gordon Edes has a Major League source indicating that the Orioles are "the kind of team that might have |
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| Pirates Could Trade Duffy |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 2:55 pm |
| Tags: Chris Duffy, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Duffy's window with the Pirates may have closed. According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates are ready to move on from Duffy. The implication is that they'll trade him. Whenever young center fielders come available, the Marlins are always mentioned. Are the Fish still on the prowl for a |
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| Pirates Could Trade Duffy |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 2:55 pm |
| Tags: Chris Duffy, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Duffy's window with the Pirates may have closed. According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates are ready to move on from Duffy. The implication is that they'll trade him. Whenever young center fielders come available, the Marlins are always mentioned. Are the Fish still on the prowl for a center |
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| Pirates Fire Dave Littlefield |
| Published: September 7, 2007, 11:46 am |
| Tags: Dave Littlefield, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| of terror is over - the Pirates have fired GM Dave Littlefield. He'd been the team's GM since July 31st, 2001 and his contract actually runs through 2008. A partial list of his bad moves is below. 1/2/02 - Agreed to terms with free-agent RHP Mike Williams on a two-year contract with a club option for 2004. |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: Your long national nightmare is over, Pirates ... |
| Published: September 7, 2007, 5:00 pm |
| Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Your long national nightmare is over, Pirates fans. [Bucs Dugout] |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates: Your long national nightmare is over, Pirates ... |
| Published: September 7, 2007, 5:00 pm |
| Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Your long national nightmare is over, Pirates fans. [Bucs Dugout] |
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| Jack Wilson Staying Or Going? |
| Published: September 9, 2007, 1:21 pm |
| Tags: Jack Wilson, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Biertempfel both spoke to Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson recently. While the quotes gathered from each aren't mutually exclusive, they don't seem to gel when compared. The main point of Kovacevic's section on Wilson is that he would like to stay in Pittsburgh, mainly because of the change in management. Biertempfel had an extended |
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