Some Links and Things...
northsidenotch.com 11/3/2009 — - Mark from Fantasy Baseball Hot Stove has an interview with our recent 1st round pick Tony Sanchez. In it, Sanchez discusses his plate approach, calling pitches, the Pirates future, and other things. It's definitely worth the click over there.- John Perroto is back at it. His Pirates coverage ...

Hill's replacement: Carlos Garcia
community.post-gazette.com 10/31/2009 — By Chuck Finder | 4:40 p.m. Former Pirates infielder Carlos Garcia today was promoted to take both jobs vacated when the club and Perry Hill couldn't reach an agreement, causing the Pirates to exercise his option for 2010 and Hill to return home ...

Minor Movement
hyzduhq.blogspot.com 10/30/2009 — The news sort of broke yesterday in the Cincinnati newspapers. Then today it was in the Lynchburg and Pittsburgh papers . It looks as though the Pirates are going to end their longest affiliation relationship after 2010 and leave Lynchburg and the Carolina League. It turns out that with the Reds ...

Links and things
raisethejollyroger.com 10/10/2009 — [ WHYGAVS ] and [ Bucs Dugout ], along with [ Pittsburgh Lumber Co. ] all have excellent posts up countering [ Dejan's season ending piece ]’s final suggestion to improve the Pirates in 2009: “Spend.” Wait a sec…overpaying a half-decent veteran who’s probably ...

Pittsburgh's Pirates, revealed
thegoodpoint.com 10/9/2009 — The Bucs are one of the oldest teams in Major League Baseball. But what ever happened to them? This is a franchise that has produced stars Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Bill Mazeroski and Jason Bay and on top of that they play in (arguably) one of the best ballparks in...

Cliff Lee was nearly a Pirate
raisethejollyroger.com 10/29/2009 — …but we didn’t want him. No, it wasn’t that the Bucs didn’t want him, the fans didn’t. In December of 2007, [ the Pirates and Indians were discussing a swap involving Jason Bay for Lee and backup catcher Kelly Shoppach ]. The deal nearly happened, but fell ...

Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 27 - Brock Holt
buccofans.com 10/29/2009 — To cap off the end of the 2009 season, BUCCO Fans.com will be counting down the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. Here is prospect number 27, Brock Holt.

Are five years of Jesse Chavez worth one year of Akinori Iwamura?
raisethejollyroger.com 11/4/2009 — The Pirates don’t think so, as they made yet another trade Tuesday. Chavez is headed to Tampa Bay, and Iwamura is coming to Pittsburgh . The blogs/media I’ve read so far are happier about the Pirates’ end of the deal than I thought they would be. As much as I like Iwamura ...

John Perrotto Fired. Here is Our Opinion Why.
rumbunter.com 10/9/2009 — Veteran Pirate writer John Perrotto was fired yesterday. The man was a very solid reporter who tried his best in the past year of covering the Pittsburgh Pirates to tell it like it was, yet, but, heh….. Ogden Enterprises does ultimately sign the check. Many can look at some of the ...

Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 26 - Brooks Pounders
buccofans.com 10/30/2009 — To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous ...

Giants re-sign second baseman Freddy Sanchez — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 10/31/2009
SAN FRANCISCO - Freddy Sanchez wanted a chance to make a better impression on the San Francisco Giants. That's why the three-time All-Star infielder was quick to sign...

San Francisco Treat: Freddy Sanchez Proves It Isn't All About the Money — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/31/2009
Although it's making headlines, Freddy Sanchez' new two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants doesn't really qualify as news. Most close observers of the team expected the second baseman to ink a deal in the wake of his disappointing stretch ...

Pettitte was almost a Phillie - and a Mariner — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 10/31/2009
The Yankees have done pretty well for themselves when they have decided to keep Andy Pettitte around. I wrote a story today detailing the near -trade of Pettitte to the Phillies for then-prospects Adam Eaton, Reggie Taylor and another minor-leaguer ...

Happy Halloween — The Seattle Times: Sports 11/1/2009

Sanchez's San Francisco Signing Shows Pirates What Might Have Been — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/1/2009
Freddy Sanchez is a good "sport." The Pittsburgh Pirates' management is not. Sanchez re-signed with the San Francisco Giants at a total of $12 million for two years, or $6 million per. This compares to the $10 million that FanGraphs values him at ...