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Byline: Kevin Gorman Nov. 18As the deadline approaches for the Pittsburgh Pirates to protect prospects from the Rule 5 Draft, general manager Ben Cherington finds himself having to make decisions [...]

Byline: Karen Price June 06--The Pirates drafted a trio of college position players with their first two picks on Day 2 of the MLB draft. They selected right fielder Jordan [...]

Byline: Travis Sawchik March 09--BRADENTON, Fla. -- On the backfield bullpens of Pirate City, the franchise's future seems more promising than at any time since perhaps the late 1980s. In [...]

Byline: Travis Sawchik Feb. 19--As teams begin full-squad workouts in spring training, significant free agents such as Kendrys Morales, Stephen Drew, Ervin Santana and Nelson Cruz remain unemployed. They are [...]

Byline: Rob Biertempfel March 17--FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Toronto manager John Gibbons won't be surprised if outfielder Travis Snider, who never caught on with the Blue Jays, reaches his potential [...]

Byline: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY They were ready to make a splash at the trading deadline. Phone calls were made. Their prized prospects were available. They just needed the right [...]

Byline: Ron Shandler Player movement leading up to the July 31 Major League Baseball trade deadline potentially can create radical shifts in roles, playing time and roster composition. This has [...]

June 14--BALTIMORE -- Right-hander Luis Heredia won't turn 18 until mid-August, but the Pirates believe he is mature enough to pitch for short-season Single-A State College. 'Luis showed the maturity [...]

June 08--Lance: To Arnold police. Did police Sgt. Eric Doutt get preferential treatment in the cops' handling of his 'non-arrest' for assaulting a brother officer? You bet he did. Doutt [...]

Gavin Cecchini, a Met for less than five minutes, had already been declared David Wright's best friend. The Mets, who have used six players at their injury-plagued shortstop position this [...]

SECAUCUS, N.J. -- With a move to the American League planned for next season, the Houston Astros faced the choice of a safe college pitcher or a high schooler loaded [...]

Byline: Dejan Kovacevic May 28--When James McDonald takes the mound on this Memorial Day at PNC Park, he'll do so as an All-Star in the making. He's been that good, [...]

Byline: Rob Rossi Feb. 19--The Pirates arrive at this spring training on the heels of 19 straight losing seasons and with a principal owner who admittedly had difficulty sleeping after [...]

Byline: Rob Biertempfel Aug. 04--Management is discussing ways to shore up the suddenly leaky starting rotation. Manager Clint Hurdle on Wednesday said using a six-man rotation is not an option, [...]

Byline: John Grupp June 07--Seneca Valley High School graduate Cory Mazzoni, a junior right-handed pitcher at North Carolina State, was selected by the New York Mets in the second round [...]

Byline: Karen Price June 07--There were pitchers available with better numbers than Gerrit Cole, even on his UCLA team. But the Pirates weren't concerned about what Cole did for the [...]

Byline: Karen Price June 07--The Pirates took a chance on outfielder Josh Bell, of Jesuit College Prep in Texas, with the first pick of the second round today. Bell was [...]

Byline: Paul White OMAHA -- The first clue to the identity of the guy buried somewhere in the baggy shorts and gray hoodie came when he stopped at the locker [...]

The 31st overall pick in the baseball draft, which the Yankees lost to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday by agreeing to terms with reliever Rafael Soriano, has not been [...]

Byline: Erik Brady ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Trent Edwards remembers the day his sister Shelby offered to move with him to the city of whatever NFL team drafted him. 'Even [...]

Byline: BRIAN MAHONEY; The Associated Press Lucky Lefty and Larry Legend are the latest characters looking for a big score in New Jersey. New coach Mike D'Antoni will try to [...]

In a perfect world, the Indians would have at every position a player who could play every day, hit right- and left-handed pitchers equally well and maintain continuity in the [...]

Byline: Todd Zolecki Jun. 8--PHOENIX -- The Phillies made their final pick yesterday in the 50th round of the draft. Now they just need to sign their draft choices, develop […]

Byline: Rob Parent Jun. 6--Who says statistics never lie? Greg Golson is still in Lakewood to say that isn't always true. "Hitters can hit the ball hard and it gets […]