Pirates sign two pitchers from India
sports.yahoo.com 11/25/2008 — The Pittsburgh Pirates announced late on Monday that they have signed pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Kumar Patel as non-drafted free agents. The two Indian pitchers were discovered while participating in the Million Dollar Arm competition in ...

Pirates Sign Two Indian Pitchers
bucsdugout.com 11/25/2008 — The Pirates signed Indian pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh to minor league deals.  They were finalists in something called "the Million Dollar Arm" contest in India. Like the signing of Mpho Ngoepe , the South African shortstop, these ...

Pittsburgh Pirates sign contestants of Indian reality TV show
sports.espn.go.com 11/25/2008 — PITTSBURGH -- 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 ...

Pirates Sign Indian pitchers
whygavs.com 11/25/2008 — I just got an e-mail from Rob Ircane at Walkoff Walk informing me that the Pirates have just signed Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, two Indian pitching prospects, to minor league contracts. I can't really put the weirdness of this news into proper ...

Pirates Sign Patel, Singh
mlbtraderumors.com 11/24/2008 — Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker passes along a report from Yahoo! Japan : the Pirates signed Indian pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh to minor league deals.  Patel and Singh were finalists in the Million Dollar Arm contest in India.

Pirates-Mets good trade match...
metsfever.blogspot.com 12/1/2008 — I think Pittsburgh would be the perfect place for Aaron Heilman to begin his starting pitching career, for you Pirates fans seeing this and checking in, not because I'm trying to dump him on you. I believe Heilman has the potential to be a solid ...

"What Would the Outsider Do" - Pittsburgh Pirates
theoutsiderslook.blogspot.com 10/18/2008 — Brandon Heikoop adds the next installment to his WWOD series, taking over the Pittsburgh Pirates front office. There truly is not much to be said about this organization, however Brandon manages to pump out a couple thousand words about them...

Pirates sign pitchers from India; Global talent search adds contest winners
post-gazette.com 11/25/2008 — The Pirates continue to travel the globe in hopes of finding players who will play at PNC Park. Yesterday, they announced the signings of two pitchers from India.

Non-NPB News: Pittsburgh Sign Indian Pitchers
npbtracker.com 11/24/2008 — Found on Yahoo! Japan: the Pirates have signed Indian pitchers Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh. EastWindupChronicle had a detailed report on Patel and Singh earlier in the month. The two signed minor league contracts and will participate in the ...

the pirates are throwing the 09 season.
igotmadhits.com 12/3/2008 — you think im kidding?

Pirates sign 2 Indian pitchers (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/25/2008
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 Pirates. ...

Pirates sign Indian -- not Cleveland -- pitchers — Boston.com -- Baseball News 11/25/2008
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 Pirates. They are ...

Bucs exploring new talent pools — Major League Baseball News 11/25/2008
Overmatched when it comes to MLB's big spenders, the Pirates are embracing an approach to scouting that seeks to discover overlooked talent.

Sources: Dodgers seek Pirates SS, balk at price — FOXSports.com News for MLB 11/26/2008
The Dodgers, seeking a possible replacement for free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal, balked at the Pirates' asking price for shortstop Jack Wilson during recent trade talks, according to major-league sources.

Sources: Dodgers Seek Pirates SS, Balk at Price — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/26/2008
The Dodgers, seeking a possible replacement for free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal, balked at the Pirates' asking price for shortstop Jack Wilson during recent trade talks, according to major-league sources. The Pirates, who are discussing Wilson ...