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Virgil Vasquez, Eric Hacker, Steve Lerud Booted From 40-man
bucsdugout.com - 16 days ago
Virgil Vasquez, Eric Hacker, Steve Lerud Booted From 40-man
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More photos » by Matt York - AP 3 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Virgil Vasquez delivers against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 26, ...
community.post-gazette.com - 19 days ago
Vasquez, Hacker, Lerud off 40-man
— community.post-gazette.com — By Dejan Kovacevic | 3:29 p.m. Friday The Pirates today outrighted pitchers Virgil Vasquez and Eric Hacker... to Class AAA Indianapolis, catcher Steve Lerud to Class AA Altoona, removing them from the 40-man roster. That roster currently stands at ... (more) Vasquez, Hacker, Lerud off 40-man

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post-gazette.com - 19 days ago
Pirates designate three for assignment
— post-gazette.com — The Pirates today assigned pitchers Virgil Vasquez and Eric Hacker to Triple-A Indianapolis, and catcher Steve Larud... to Double-A Altoona. (more) Pirates designate three for assignment

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buccofans.com - 19 days ago
Pirates DFA Vasquez, Hacker, and Lerud
— buccofans.com — According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pittsburgh Pirates have designated three players for assignment. Those players are... Virgil Vasquez, Eric Hacker, and Steve Lerud. All three players will have ten days to be traded, claimed by another team, or released. The likely outcome would be that ... (more) Pirates DFA Vasquez, Hacker, and Lerud

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Brew Crew Ball — ... and Ben Sheets as a Ranger. Beyond that, there's not a lot of Brewer news, unless you wanted to talk about the decision to decline David Weathers' option. Around baseball: D-Backs: Exercised Brandon Webb's option for 2010. Dodgers: Declined Jon Garland's option for 2010. Nationals: Declined Austin Kearns' option for 2010. Phillies: Exercised Cliff Lee's option for 2010 and declined Pedro Feliz's. Pirates: Designated pitchers Virgil Vazquez and Eric Hacker and catcher Steve Lerud for assignment. ...

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northsidenotch.com 19 days ago — The Pirates outrighted right handed pitchers Virgil Vasquez and Eric Hacker to AAA-Indianapolis today along with outrighting C Steve Lerud to AA-Altoona.This means the Pirates now have 36 people on their 40-man roster. Evan Meek and Jose Ascanio both remain on the 40-day DL.Vasquez, 27, pitched ...
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