Moments ago on twitter : RT @PittsburghPG: Pirates deal pitcher Igarashi to Toronto http://bit.ly/Huj5Ak #pittsburgh As bad as Igarashi was this spring, this is found money. Nice job, Neal.
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The Pirates made another deal just before the trade deadline, acquiring OF Ryan Ludwick from the Padres for a Player To Be Named Later or cash. Ludwick is an immediate upgrade in the OF for the Pirates. Xavier Paul has been exposed playing everyday while Jose Tabata and Alex Presley are hurt. Once they return [...]
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The Pirates made a deal prior to the trade deadline, acquiring Derrek Lee from the Orioles for class A firstbaseman Aaron Baker. This move effectively ends Lyle Overbay‘s time as the starting firstbaseman. Lee’s first half numbers aren’t much better than Overbay’s this year but he’s better defensively and has been hot over the last [...]
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I’m going to try to make this a regular feature here so it seems like a good time to lay out a basic explanation of the charts. First, a key: Each chart is built around the perspective of a single player, for a specific franchise. The last chart was Freddy Sanchez as seen from the [...]
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