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The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired left-handed pitcher Stephen Tarpley and a player to be named from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for outfielder Travis Snider. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington. The 21-year-old Tarpley spent the entire 2014 season with Aberdeen in the New York-Penn League and went 3-5 […]

Jim Callis of MLB Network and MLB Pipeline says there will be seven Pirates in the Top 100 list, most in MLB. http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/126CALLIS15.mp3

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed infielder Jung Ho Kang (pronounced “GAHNG”) to a four-year deal with a club option for the 2019 season. The announcement was made by Pirates Executive Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington. The 27-year-old Kang hit .356 (149-for-418) with 36 doubles, 40 home runs and 117 RBI in 117 games with […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced their 2015 Player Development staff. The announcement was made by Director of Minor League Operations, Larry Broadway. Dean Treanor will return to manage Triple-A Indianapolis for a fifth straight season after leading the Indians to a 73-71 record last year. Treanor won his 300th game as Indianapolis’ manager last year […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates won contract rights at the end of December to negotiate a contract with South Korean superstar shortstop, Jung-Ho Kang. On Monday, the Pirates inked the Kang to their roster for 4 years, worth $16 million. Kang is coming off a huge year with his former team, the Nexen Heroes in which he […]