Marlins may handle Johnson as Indians did Lee

...McGee to their bullpen, writes Joe Smith, as he comes back from Tommy John surgery. 3. The Pirates' biggest splash could come in the Rule 5 draft, writes Dejan Kovacevic. 4. The Red Sox made...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009

USDA Intern/Pittsburgh Pirate Ohlendorf Dramatically Improves Softball Team

...kitchen? C'mon guys, you can tell me. Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Ross Ohlendorf has landed an unpaid internship...

Ohlendorf spending offseason as intern

Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf shows up every day at the office for his internship in a kind of throwback to earlier times when baseball players had to supplement their income working offseason jobs.

Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

So many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

The Coen brothers' take on Joe Mauer

Can the Twins re-sign Joe Mauer? Will the Yankees or Red Sox swoop in? The drama's worthy of a Coen brothers movie.

The market for Miguel Cabrera

The Tigers are in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. Set aside, for a momen...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team

ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team

Pirates move to cut ties with Karstens

The Pittsburgh Pirates designated right-hander Jeff Karstens for assignment and claimed right-hander Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from Seattle.

Final notes from Arizona Fall League

...pitchers who didn't necessarily fit that description: Pittsburgh Pirates lefty Donnie Veal pitched well down here and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

MLB Free Agency: Not Always Money Well Spent

Tom Pigeon /Getty Images If they didn't pay for Derek Bell, the Pirates could have bought a lot of toy mustaches. MLB free agency begins at 12:01 AM Friday...

Cubs, Grabow agree to 2-year deal

The Chicago Cubs and John Grabow have agreed to terms of a tw-year deal.

Closing the market

...series of kids through the role, including this year's AL Rookie of the Year, Andrew Bailey. Pittsburgh has said it views relievers as risky commodities and will build its 'pen on the cheap. The...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

...St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Wainwright pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates' in the baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Aug...

Tracy, Scioscia named top managers

Jim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor.

Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

The AL Cy Young Award went more or less as expected, with the very deserving Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals running away with it, nabbing 25 o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009