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How did the Pirates do at the Winter Meetings?
So the meetings are over and everyone's gone home from Vegas, which means that as fans we're left to pick up the pieces and figure out what happened. How did the Pirates do? Trades- Not a lot happened here. Jack Wilson is still a Pirate, no one seemed interested in Freddy Sanchez or Adam ...
If the Pirates kept Bay and built through free agency
mvn.com — In Dejan's Q&A today, someone questioned why the Pirates do not take advantage of the current market, in which prospects are arguably overvalued while free agents are undervalued. In the subsequent discussion, Dejan endorsed the idea that the ... (more) If the Pirates kept Bay and built through free agency
Wilson: Pirates need 'more players' to compete
post-gazette.com — Jack Wilson, sounding convinced he will return as the Pirates' shortstop next year, yesterday urged management to bolster the 2009 roster and heed its own call for accountability. "The only thing I wish we could do was compete," he said in an ... (more) Wilson: Pirates need 'more players' to compete
Learning from the past
whygavs.com — When the Jason Bay trade was made more than four months ago, there were some people that immediately hated the trade because trading away another established baseball player for minor leaguers or less established players signified another rebuilding ... (more) Learning from the past
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Podcast No. 2: Vazquez Signs, Paulino is Traded and Rule 5 Picks are Made
MVN RSS — ... The Pirates also selected three players out of the Caribbean in the minor-league portion of the Rule 5 draft, and like WHYGAVS, we appreciate the new regime's efforts to unearth talent in unusual ways. On a similar note, we highlight ...

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