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3 January 2012 at 18 : 17 PM

Ciriaco signs minor league deal with the Red Sox

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PITTSBURGH -- The Boston Red Sox today signed infielder Pedro Ciriaco to a minor league deal. Ciriaco, 26, was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh in December to make room for outfielder Nate McLouth on the 40-man roster. Ciriaco appeared in 23 games (33 at-bats) with Pittsburgh where he hit .303. He also played in 71 games with Triple-A Indy and hit ...

28 December 2011 at 17 : 44 PM

Winter Ball Updates December 20-27

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Here is a breakdown of how the Pirates players and prospects played in winter ball from December 20-27. Mexican League Vedados de Mazatlan Outfielder Rogelio Noris didn’t play in any games this week. Noris is batting .189 over 23 games with six runs, three doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and two stolen bases with ...

23 December 2011 at 12 : 34 PM

McKenry looks to improve at the plate in 2012

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PITTSBUGH -- When Michael McKenry was acquired from Boston Red Sox’s Triple-A Pawtucket on June 13, he immediately was thrown behind the plate not having caught a single Pirates pitcher. But McKenry handled it well, recording a 3.73 ERA over his 54 starts behind home plate (485.0 innings caught) during the 2011 season. His work behind the plate gave him ...

21 December 2011 at 17 : 25 PM

Bucs signs Anderson Hernandez to Minor League deal

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates today agreed to terms on a minor league contract with infielder Anderson Hernandez. The deal includes a non-roster invite to Major League camp. Hernandez, 29, hit .300 with a .366 on-base percentage, 25 doubles, six home runs, 53 RBI and 21 stolen bases over 136 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City during the 2011 ...

20 December 2011 at 12 : 01 PM

Presley working hard on bunting, gearing up for the 2012 season

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates plan on using Alex Presley as the starting left-fielder, despite signing veteran outfielder Nate McLouth to a one-year contract this December. Presley, who baring injuries, will make the club out of spring training for the first time in his career and has been working hard this offseason to gear up for the grind for a full-season ...