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  • Pittsburgh to be active in the 2051 FA market. With roughly 41 million to spend the Pittsburgh Pirates will be looking to add a few pieces in FA. However they may not be the stars of the class, more rool type players.

 

  • Abe Sexton retired today after one of his best season of his career. The new came as a shock to many member of the Pirates club house. Sexton stated that he didn't want his plans of retirement to effect the teams play. 10/20/2050

 

  • It is rumored that the Pittsburgh Pirates could be a major player in this offseasons free agency. They team is projected to spend 50 million in FA this offseason, and alos add more talent via trades. 12/19/2047

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates ended the 2047 campaign much like they ended the 2046, 2045, 2044, and 2044 seasons, however there is now light at the end of the tunnel. One prominent prospect has already reached the major league level in Lem Weaver and over the next year there should be many new additions to the team. Josh Connor, Connie Collins, Andrew McCutchen, Pat Pena, and several others could receive plenty of playing time in 2048. Don’t look now, but the Pirates are climbing the Power Rankings. 12/18/2047

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a deal that would send Julio Russell to Pittsburgh in exchange for Joe Flanagan, Don Hill, and Cy Culp. The deal is awaiting the approval of the TC. Julio Russell will be competing with Tony Ritter for the closers role. It's rumored that the team is a little worried about the development of Russell. Todate he has not posted superstar type numbers in the minors. The Pirates will look to get him back on track. 9/17/09

  • The future of the Pittsburgh Pirates is looking bright. They currently have the best minor league system in all major league baseball. The Pirates will be adding a couple more top prospects in the upcoming draft. Last years draft picks, Ichiro Sazuki Jr. and Tony Ritter both look to be superstars in the making. 9/17/09

  • So the Pittsburgh Pirates have had a dismal 2044 campaign. They currently have the worst record in Major League Baseball. Their record currently stands at 20-68. There have been very few bright spots over the course of the season. We would like to recognize the accomplishment of several individuals however. Homer Gibson, a 23 year old rookie, has managed to post a 2.93 ERA over the course of 104 innings. John Frascatore has posted a 2.70 ERA in 50 innings out of the bullpen. Walt Corcoran has posted a 3.57 ERA as a starting pitcher over the course of 106 Innings. Jerry Ramsey batted .291 while swiping 36 bases.  

  • Over the offseason the Pirates were able to acquire several talented prospects via the 2044 MLB Draft. The Pirates had the 1st, 3rd, 13th, 16th, and 21st overall picks in the draft. With the picks they drafted Dave Lombardi with the first overall pick in the draft. Dave is a very talented indidual who will develope into one of the top starting pitchers in the league. With the second overal pick the Pirates selected  Woody Phillips. The Pirates alos expect alot of of Phillips, he is projected to be the teams second starter. 4/27/2009

 

  • After dissapointing Season the Pirates have officially decided to rebuild. It was determined that it was the only way to keep up with the CHC and CIN. The rebuilding process has already stated, players such as Cobain, Cabrera, Callahan, and Blackburn have all been delt and alot of new blood has been acquired via Free Agency. Jose See from TOR was the team best offseason acquisition. The organizations top prospects now are Jose See, Oliver Gumbert, Bob Woodard, and Joe Dorion. The Pirates will have several picks in the 2043 process to acquire more talented players. Over the course of the season the team will see many of the teams stars depart.

 

  • The Pirates acquired Del Berry from Atlanta in exchange for OAK #1 pick in the upcoming draft. The Pirates need to fill the shoes of Miguel Cabrera who was placed in the IR ealier this week.

 

  • Pirates Miguel Cabrera went down with  a leg injury on a ground ball out, doctors later confirmed that Cabrera is out for the season. If Pittsburgh makes the playoffs there may be a chance he could play in the World Series but it is doubtfull.

 

  • Pirates trade Allen Bailey, PIT #1 FOR THE 2042 draft, and Jason Kendall Jr  for TEX #1 in the 2042 draft. The Pirates and Rangers worked out two previous deal but both were rejected by the league.  10/3/08

 

  • Pirates Trade Greg Bates, and Bill Boilling to the Orioles in exchange for Balt #2 in the 2042 Draft.   10/01/08

 

  • Pirates sign trio of pitchers. The Pirates came to terms with Bo Boyle, Art Reid and Art Gonzalez. Art Gonzalez is going to take Johnny Cash's  spot in the rotation. 9/27/08

 

  • The Pirates signed Angel Santiago, Nick Olson, Walt McClure, George Wood, and Vasily Zaitsev during the first day of free agent signings. The Team is still waiting for Art Gonzalez to make his decision. Pirates are offering 20mil over two years, with multible incentives, and a ML Clause. BOS has also submitted an offer but his doesn't contain any incentives and no ML clause. Gonzalez will fill the void left behind by trading Johny Cash away earlier this offseason. 9/25/09

 

  • The Pirates have made several free agent offers during the free agency period. PIT GM stated "We have some holes to fill in our Major League roster, and we felt that we made some reasonable offers to those free agents that best suited our needs."  9/23/2041

 

  • Pirates Send Johnny Cash and Gabriel Reed to CLE along with PIT #3 in the 2042 Draft in exchange for CLE #1 in the 2042 draft and cash compensation     9/22/2041