Nate McLouth

They lost a handful of Pirates-y free agents. They added Rod Barajas. They added Clint Barmes. They added Nate McLouth. They added Erik Bedard. They added Yamaico Navarro. They added Casey McGehee. And other stuff. The Pirates have kept busy.  

Via Ken Rosenthal - The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to talk with the New York Yankees about right-hander A.J. Burnett, with most signs pointing to a trade. But as of early Sunday, the two sides were still haggling about the money and players in the deal. The Yankees likely will pay $19 million to $23 million [...]  

The Pirates equipment manager gave me a Lyle Overbay autographed bat and I also received positive reactions from both Hanrahan and Daniel McCutchen." Anyone interested in checking on the progress Weiss is making or making a contribution to the Children's ...  

The Los Angeles Dodgers non-tendered left-handed relief pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo on Monday, making him a free agent.The Pirates' southpaw situation is weak in the bullpen. Currently, the Buccos have Daniel Moskos and Tony Watson as left-handed options. Both showed flashes of capability last season, but should not be counted on if this team wants to make serious progress this season.That begs the question: Would Hong-Chih Kuo be a good fit in the...  

Those who have been with me for a while might recall I wrote something the day Todd Graham was hired — I was at the introductory news conference — about how all his me-me-me and reinventing-the-game nonsense reminded me of when the Pirates hired Jim Tracy.