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Pirates sign lefty Tallet to Minor League deal
Brian Tallet, a 34-year-old left-hander who has had some Major League success as a matchup reliever, has been signed to a Minor League contract by the Pirates.
02/03/2012 04:13 PM
Roberts broke Bucs' color line admirably
Curt Roberts is merely a footnote in baseball history. Maybe not even that. A lightweight second baseman by any measure, the 5-foot-8, 165-pound native of Pineland, Texas, hit .223 in 171 Major League games. He homered once in 575 at-bats. No reason to be remembered at all.
02/02/2012 10:00 AM
Bucs happy to see Pujols, Prince exit NL stage
A clever advertising campaign that hits all the right notes touts a line of automobiles "imported from Detroit." Most of the National League Central is relieved that, in another domestic development, Prince Fielder has been "exported to Detroit."
02/01/2012 05:10 PM
Bucs ink veteran reliever Cruz to Minors deal
Right-hander Juan Cruz, a valuable member of Tampa Bay's bullpen last season, has been signed to a Minor League contract by the Pirates, a deal that includes an invitation to Spring Training.
02/01/2012 02:06 PM
Report: Pirates' Sanchez part of October scuffle
Tony Sanchez's offseason got off to a troubling start, according to a published report that the Pirates' top pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft suffered a broken jaw in a barroom scuffle.
01/31/2012 05:22 PM
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