hotstove.mlblogs.com - 11/21/2008
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Former first-round Draft pick John Van Benschoten has informed the Pirates that he is not interested in resigning with the organization this offseason. Van Benschoten recently filed for Minor League free agency. A fresh start certainly seems necessary for the...
pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com - 11/24/2008
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pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com —
PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates, who have emphasized a
need to find talent via every available outlet, have...
gone where no team has gone before. On Monday, the Pirates signed two young Indian pitchers, 20-year-old right-hander Dinesh Patel and 19-year-old ...
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Bucs sign pair of Indian hurlers | pirates.com: News
walkoffwalk.com - 11/25/2008
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walkoffwalk.com —
That's a screenshot of MLB.com as of 7:30PM
EST, displaying our Indian heroes in all their glory....
They're the top story because Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington has made it official : Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel are now ...
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Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are ...
themilliondollararm.com - 11/26/2008
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themilliondollararm.com —
Special blog from both Rinku and Dinesh… On
November 24, 2008, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel...
made Indian Sports History becoming the first athletes from that country to sign professional sports contracts here in the USA. Monday our ...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... John Van Benschoten, the 8th overall pick in the 2001 draft, chose minor league free agency over re-signing with the Pirates. ...
News and Notes--Nov. 21
Raise the Jolly Roger —
... Not much happening on this snowy Friday. The biggest news is something most of us knew a long time ago: John Van Benschoten will not pitch for the Pirates again. He [opted for minor league free agency today]. ...
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Why didn't the Pirates just give this guy seventeen million? (Photo: Scott Ableman)
I can't blame any fan for being frustrated with the Pirates' losing ways, because we're all frustrated. But I still find this letter a little annoying.
I ...
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sportsbybrooks.com 11/26/2008 — The wait is finally over. Our favorite Indian pitching hopefuls, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel — who we have followed throughout their journey to America — have been signed to a minor league contract by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Makes sense. Nothing ...
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A Passage To India?
bugsandcranks.com 11/25/2008 — Talk about change.When Dave Littlefield and Kevin McClatchy ran the Pirates, I’m not sure there were scouts assigned to cover Indiana. With Frank Coonelly and Neal Huntington running the show now, there’s word today that the Pirates have ...
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com 11/25/2008 — PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms. The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the ...
Jewett is New Class A Potomac Manager —
Nationals Journal 11/20/2008
With last year's manager, Randy Knorr, now a part of the Washington coaching staff, Class A Potomac knew it would need a new manager for 2009. The team today announced that Trent Jewett, a long-time minor league manager with the Pittsburgh ...
If I Were The Pirates GM... —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/20/2008
If I were the Pirates' GM, I'd have the most daunting task in the history of sports!
Nah, just kidding.
However, I would have an incredible challenge trying to put together a championship team in an organization with very little depth and minimal ...
