The Pirates finished up their final cuts to minor league camp along with designating Clint Robinson and Hunter Strickland for assignment and have set their Opening Day roster. It will look like this: SP A.J. Burnett SP Wandy Rodriguez SP James McDonald SP Jonathan Sanchez SP Jeff Locke RP Jeanmar Gomez RP Chris Leroux RP
Pirates acquire John McDonald from Arizona
Source: #Pirates acquire IF John McDonald from #Diamondbacks. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 20, 2013 Ken Rosenthal first reported that the Pirates and Diamondbacks have agreed to a trade that will send utility infielder John McDonald to the Bucs for a player to be named later or cash. McDonald, 38, is coming off a
Jose Tabata Homers in 5-4 Loss to Twins
Final: Twins 5, Pirates 4 (box) WP: Cole De Vries (1-0, 0.00 ERA) LP: Kris Johnson (0-1, 9.00 ERA) SV: Pedro Hernandez (1, 0.00 ERA) Kyle McPherson got the nod on the hill today for the Bucs and pitched two scoreless innings. He gave up one hit, which turned out to be the first hit
Clint Barmes Homers in 9-2 Win Over Braves
Final: Pirates 9, Braves 2 (box) WP: Jason Grilli (1-0, 0.00 ERA) LP: Jonny Venters (0-1, 18.00 ERA) James McDonald started and pitched two scoreless innings. He struck out one, walked one, and didn’t allow a hit. Through two games, Pirates’ starters have yet to give up a base hit. Three of the left-handers competing
Jeff Locke Pitches Three Shutout Innings in Spring Opener Win
Final: Pirates 3, Rays 2 (box) WP: Jeff Locke (1-0, 0.00 ERA) LP: J.D. Martin (0-1, 4.50 ERA) SV: Brooks Brown (1, 0.00 ERA) Jeff Locke started for the Bucs and pitched three scoreless innings. He struck out one, walked one, and didn’t allow a hit. Starling Marte went 1 for 2 with a single
Pirates agree to extension with Clint Hurdle
#Pirates will extend Hurdle thru 2014 with option for 2015 — Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) February 18, 2013 I don’t think there are too many fans out there who really care for Clint Hurdle all that much, at least not fans who read this site, but it’s hard to argue against this move. The Pirates