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baseballprospectus.com - 12/29/2008

Future Shock: Pirates Top 11 Prospects by Kevin Goldstein

— baseballprospectus.com — There may be brighter days ahead for a Pirates team awaiting the rise of a few potential... stars. (more) Future Shock: Pirates Top 11 Prospects by Kevin Goldstein

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minorleagueball.com - 1/2/2009

Pittsburgh Pirates Top 20 Prospects for 2009

— minorleagueball.com — Age relative to league isn't everything. . . Pittsburgh Pirates Top 20 Prospects for 2009   All... grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Don’t get too worried about exact rankings at this point, especially once you ... (more) Pittsburgh Pirates Top 20 Prospects for 2009

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community.post-gazette.com - 1/6/2009

Morning links: One fan's message

— community.post-gazette.com — By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Tuesday One type of correspondence I often receive -- but rarely... publish, as publishing is rarely sought -- is copies of letters that fans write to the Pirates' front office. Usually, they are complaints. Most commonly, ... (more) Morning links: One fan's message

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Three Finalists For Turnbow
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the field of suitors for free agent reliever Derrick Turnbow has narrowed from five to three teams.  The Pirates are one of the three. ...

News and Notes–Dec. 29
Raise the Jolly Roger — Hey Detroit Lions fans, we can relate to your struggles. I mean, 0-16 in one season is bad. But we have gone 0-for-the last 16 seasons.  If anything, the Lions prove that not even a salary cap (that plenty of small market fans are crying for based on the Yankee spending spree) will automatically help a poorly managed team.  The NFL is not perfect either. The Pirates are one of three teams who still have interest in Derrick Turnbow, [DK reports]. That tidbit came out right before I was about to post this quote from [DK's Sunday piece ...

Turnbow Likes Buccos… Kind Of
3rd Down & Full Count — ... Via Dejan The field of teams bidding for the services of free-agent reliever Derrick Turnbow is down to three, and the Pirates are one of those teams, according to a source this afternoon. Two weeks ago, that field was at five. Wow… someone actually has the Pirates in their top 3?        ...