Pirates sign lefty Tallet to Minor League deal

3 February 2012, 1:13 pm

Brian Tallet, a 34-year-old left-hander who has had some Major League success as a matchup reliever, has been signed to a Minor League contract by the Pirates.... Read More »

Roberts broke Bucs' color line admirably

2 February 2012, 7:00 am

Curt Roberts is merely a footnote in baseball history. Maybe not even that. A lightweight second baseman by any measure, the 5-foot-8, 165-pound native of Pineland, Texas, hit .223 in 171 Major League games. He homered once in 575 at-bats. No reason to be remembered at all.... Read More »

Bucs happy to see Pujols, Prince exit NL stage

1 February 2012, 2:10 pm

A clever advertising campaign that hits all the right notes touts a line of automobiles "imported from Detroit." Most of the National League Central is relieved that, in another domestic development, Prince Fielder has been "exported to Detroit."... Read More »

Bucs ink veteran reliever Cruz to Minors deal

1 February 2012, 11:06 am

Right-hander Juan Cruz, a valuable member of Tampa Bay's bullpen last season, has been signed to a Minor League contract by the Pirates, a deal that includes an invitation to Spring Training.... Read More »

Report: Pirates' Sanchez part of October scuffle

31 January 2012, 2:22 pm

Tony Sanchez's offseason got off to a troubling start, according to a published report that the Pirates' top pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft suffered a broken jaw in a barroom scuffle.... Read More »

Around the Horn: Pirates starting rotation

31 January 2012, 10:21 am

If 2011 was Pittsburgh's "Tale of Two Seasons," its narrator was Kevin Correia.... Read More »

Jones, McGehee seem headed for arbitration

27 January 2012, 1:55 pm

Garrett Jones and Casey McGehee will soon head to Bradenton, Fla., as the Pirates' top candidates to man first base. The two have something else in common: They're Pittsburgh's only remaining unsigned players eligible for salary arbitration.... Read More »

Singer's blog: Change for a Nickel

27 January 2012, 8:34 am

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Inbox: Why did Bucs tab Bedard, not Maholm?

26 January 2012, 9:50 am

Jenifer Langosch examines why the Bucs signed Erik Bedard instead of Paul Maholm, who would close if Joel Hanrahan was hurt, and more in her final Pirates Inbox.... Read More »

Taillon leads Bucs prospects among Top 100

25 January 2012, 7:00 pm

Four Pirates prospects cracked MLB.com's Top 100 list this year, including Jameson Taillon and Gerrit Cole, who landed among the top 11 prospects heading into the 2012 season.... Read More »