Pirates select five players during Rule 5 draft

The Pirates took a combined five players across the major league and minor league phases of the Rule 5 Draft. They also made ...

Pirates Could Make Moves in Rule 5 Draft

The Pittsburgh Pirates come close to an end of the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla. this week and have the Rule 5 Draft as ...

Pirates Lose 27-Year-Old Hurler To Yankees In Free Agency: Report

The New York Yankees reportedly are taking a chance on a former Pittsburgh Pirates hurler on a minor league deal.
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Red Sox Acquire Three Players from Pittsburgh Pirates

The Boston Red Sox today acquired right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo, left-handed pitcher Tyler Samaniego, and minor league catcher Adonys Guzman from the Pittsburgh Pirates, in exchange for outfielder ...
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Pirates Protect Six Players from Rule 5 Draft

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates made their 40-man roster decisions, protecting players from the incoming Rule 5 Draft. Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reported that the Pirates selected the contracts of ...

Pirates Make Five-Player Deal With Red Sox in First Trade of Winter

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said at the end of the season that top priority was fixing the team’s ...
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This Minor League team created an absolutely AWFUL night at the ballpark -- on purpose

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the ...

Inside the MLB Rule 5 Draft: The rules you didn’t know and best players up for grabs

While the rumor mill at the Winter Meetings gets all the headlines, it's hardly the only way teams can improve their rosters ...