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nj.com - 12/4/2008

Detroit Tigers acquire SS Jack Wilson from Pirates

— nj.com — It seems to be the week for shortstop roulette on the Hot Stove, and the latest is... that the Pirates have sent Jack Wilson to the Tigers. The teams had been in discussions for a while, but according to a person familiar with the deal, it is done. It's unclear what the Pirates get in ... (more) Detroit Tigers acquire SS Jack Wilson from Pirates

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walkoffwalk.com - 11/25/2008

Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are Pirates

— 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 ... (more) Neal Huntington Makes It Official: Rinku and Dinesh Are ...

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themilliondollararm.com - 11/26/2008

We Are Now Pirates!!!

— 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 ... (more) We Are Now Pirates!!!

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Kovacevic: Pirates plan patience with offseason moves
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — Kovacevic: Pirates plan patience with offseason moves Black and Gold Friday here at Primer! (fatty with large pocketbook gets knocked over at key BTF entrance) But Huntington is adamant, as is the entire front office, that the plan this new administration set in motion last fall is making progress toward developing a deep organization. And all concerned are equally adamant that the most prominent moves made this winter must fit into that category. “We are not throwing 2009 to the wind and saying, ‘Well, we’ll win again sometime in the future.’ We know we need to win, and sooner ...

More Details on Wilson Trade Talks
Bucs Dugout — Dejan Kovacevic returns with a long story on the Pirates' offseason plans. One interesting bit: "It could be an offseason where there is a significant change or one where almost nothing happens," [Neal Huntington] said. "Quite honestly, it has the makings of an either-or scenario, depending on what happens with other clubs and the industry." Well, we'll see.Trade rumors involving Jack Wilson have been flying about for years, and the Pirates played a big chunk of last season without him anyway. At this point, it would be a shock if the Pirates didn't ...

Pirates-Mets good trade match...
Mets Fever — ... "Wilson and Grabow are out there, and they're really pushing Paulino," one American League executive said. source Pittsburgh Post-gazette. ...

The Week In Quotes: November 24-30 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus — ... market is as deep as everyone believed when they began to actually apply present-day and projected abilities to this group." — Huntington "We're kicking the tires on every Four-A starter out there." — Huntington "Last year, I made the mistake of saying in December that we had five starters and those would be the ones we'd go with, and it became that we locked in our rotation. We've now got seven, nine, maybe 10 players competing for the position." — Huntington (Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ) TRUE LOVE WILL FIND YOU IN THE END "The last three years I was looking ...

Maybe the Pirates Should Keep Jack Wilson
Bucs Dugout — ... The Post-Gazette later reported that Hu would not be the "centerpiece" of any Wilson deal, fortunately. But the names that have floated around as possible returns for Wilson are all incredibly depressing. Worth, Iorg, Hu and Young all look like role players to me. If the market is such that even these guys are out of reach, there's no trade for the Pirates to make here. ...