Pirates Showing Interest in Shin-Soo Choo
#pirates have shown interested in Shin-Soo Choo, as @BiertempfelTrib reported. theyd have to give up marte to do it — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) July 29, 2012 This is an interesting rumor. Adding a bat like Shin-Soo Choo would be amazing. Currently, Choo is hitting .291/.378/.484 with 12 home runs. Choo also still has one
Kevin Correia asks Pirates to Trade Him
Rob Biertempfel reports: Right-hander Kevin Correia, who last week was taken out of the starting rotation, has asked the Pirates to trade him. “I want to start,” Correia said. “For that to happen, I’ll have to go someplace else.” I think that can be arranged. Seriously, at this point, just trade the guy to anybody
Pirates comeback again to win Wandy’s Debut
Final: Pirates 4, Astros 3 WP: Chris Resop (1-3, 3.10 ERA) LP: Chuckie Fick (0-1, 6.75 ERA) SV: Jason Grilli (2, 1.86 ERA) Wandy Rodriguez was all over the place in his Pirates debut, but was able to labor through six innings to get a “quality start.” I have to imagine that I would feel
Pirates trade Brian Friday to Braves for Christian Marrero
Pirates trade Triple-A Indy INF Brian Friday to #Braves for player to be named or cash. — Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) July 28, 2012 This is a pretty obvious depth move. The Pirates have quite a few Triple-A middle infield types and Brian Friday was the odd man out. The Pirates’ 2007 3rd round pick