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Report: Pirates after Rocco Baldelli
Last week, you might have noticed that I did a FanHouse post about Rocco Baldelli being re-diagnosed with an ion channel disorder that's very treatable, as opposed to the previous diagnosis of mitochondrial disorder. When I wrote that, I thought to myself that Rocco would make a very ...
Pirates pursue recovering Baldelli
post-gazette.com — The Pirates are in pursuit of outfielder Rocco Baldelli, one of the most intriguing -- and risky... -- players available in Major League Baseball's free agency. (more) Pirates pursue recovering Baldelli
Source: Pirates reach 3-year deal with Doumit
Source: Pirates reach 3-year deal with Doumit
sports.espn.go.com — The Pirates have reached an agreement on a three-year deal with catcher Ryan Doumit that will take... him through his salary arbitration years, a source told ESPN.com. (more) Source: Pirates reach 3-year deal with Doumit
Rocco Baldelli’s Uncertain Future
Rocco Baldelli’s Uncertain Future
seamheads.com — A brief baseball history of super athletes’ careers cut short. Rocco Baldelli’s career is not over of... course, but the way we view him as a player has significantly changed. After returning for the final 28 games of the Rays season, he was a significant piece in their run to the ... (more) Rocco Baldelli’s Uncertain Future
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12/23 Quick Hits
3rd Down & Full Count — Quick hits for today… I’m not the only one that is in favor of a Rocco Baldelli signing. Honest Wagner, WHYGAVS and Bucs Dugout all seem to think that it’d be worth it as well. A bit late, but Pittsburgh Lumber Co. has a somewhat depressing post up. It’s going to be a long year (unless the pitching &/or ...

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Catcher Ryan Doumit and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Monday to a three-year, $11.5 million contract that includes a club option ...
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Since arriving in Pittsburgh just more than a year ago, Pirates president Frank Coonelly has had little time to escape from the rigors of running the organization. This is the one time of the year, however, when Coonelly gets a brief escape from the ...
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