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pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com - 3/26/2008

The Official Site of The Pittsburgh Pirates: News: Pirates acquire Yates from Braves

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BRADENTON, Fla. -- Right-hander Tyler Yates was just the arm the Pirates were looking to add to their bullpen this spring. With his 6-foot-4 frame, above-average fastball and complementing slider, Yates will be considered as a possible setup man for closer Matt Capps. The Pirates acquired Yates by trading pitching prospect Todd Redmond to the Braves Wednesday. "We saw a young arm that we ...

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Lots of Pirates Stuff
Raise the Jolly Roger — I've been covering the tournament and the season has been creeping up on us. It actually started with 2 games in Japan between the Red Sox and A's this morning [recap] and yesterday morning [recap]--the teams split the series-- but the Bucs don't open up until Monday night. ----------- There's been plenty going on with the Pirates lately though, ...

Pirates acquire RP Yates from Braves; cut Kim
The Transaction Guy — The Pittsburgh Pirates added another live arm to an unsettled bullpen situation, acquiring righthander Tyler Yates from the Atlanta Braves for righthanded pitching prospect Todd Redmond. The Bucs also parted ways with righthander Byung-Hyun Kim. The 29 year-old was torched this spring, serving up 5 home runs and posting a 14.40 ERA in 5 innings pitched. Yates, 30, posted a 5.23 ERA and a 68/30 K/BB in 65.1 IP for the Braves in 2007. The 6-4, 230 pounder was originally drafted by the Oakland A’s and was shipped to the New York Mets as part of a trade that sent David Justice to Oakland in 2001. Redmond, 22, spent the majority of the ‘07 season at High-A ...

AL & NL Central News From Spring Training - 3/27
SOX & Dawgs — The Astros cut their roster by two people yesterday. The Indians roster is almost finalized. The Brewers final roster seems to be set. The Royals have set their starting rotation. The Cardinals placed Juan Gonzalez on the temporarily inactive list. The Tigers released Tim Byrdak. Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano is ready for opening day. Twins OF Carlos Gomez is day-to-day with a hamstring cramp. The Pirates picked up Tyler Yates in a trade with the Braves. The Reds sent Homer Bailey back to minor league camp. Josh Fields was ok with the White Sox sending ...