Jack Wilson dished out some criticism about second baseman Jose Castillo. Wilson reiterated comments he made during a televised interview Friday night, when Wilson said he would prefer to have Freddy Sanchez at second if Castillo doesn't improve his work ethic.
"I love the guy, don't get me wrong," Wilson said yesterday afternoon. "But we need Jose Castillo to be the kind of player that he can be. He has a chance to be an elite player, and we need the right attitude from him.
"There were a lot of mistakes made last year that were not physical; they were all mostly mental -- the lapses defensively, being lazy and stuff like that."
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Jan 27, 2007 12:28 PM EST
Tony Armas, Jr. is the only free agent with whom the Pirates are known to be communicating at this stage, and there was some industry speculation yesterday that a deal might be at hand. But neither the team nor Armas' agent, Diego Bentz, could confirm that.
Armas, 28, was 9-12 with a 5.03 ERA in 30 starts for the Washington Nationals last season and made $2.1 million.
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Jan 27, 2007 12:24 PM EST
The Pittsburgh Pirates will have a red jersey for the 2007 season.
"Red has been a part of our logo, off and on, for decades," said Tim Schuldt, the team's senior vice president for marketing, sales and broadcasting. "When we asked some of our season-ticket holders if they were comfortable with it, they embraced it."
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Pirates Jan 2007 Archive
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Post-Gazette | Jan 25, 2007
Jeff Weaver is the most prominent free agent pitcher still available and could join the Pirates, Cardinals, Mets or Mariners.
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Post-Gazette | Jan 25, 2007
The Pirates and National League batting champion Freddy Sanchez are close to agreement on a two-year contract.
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RealGM | Jan 23, 2007
The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have signed outfielder Luis Matos and infielder Nick Green to minor league contracts, with an invitation to spring training.
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Post-Gazette | Jan 22, 2007
The Pirates, Nationals and Blue Jays were all finalists for Tomo Ohka, but a fourth team got involved on Sunday.
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Boston Globe | Jan 21, 2007
Tomo Ohka might decide this weekend whether to pitch for Washington, Pittsburgh, or Toronto.
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Yahoo.com | Jan 19, 2007
The Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday avoided arbitration with Shawn Chacon, agreeing to terms with the righthander on a one-year contract.
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AP | Jan 18, 2007
Robert Nutting was given approval Thursday by baseball owners to take control of the Pittsburgh Pirates from Kevin McClatchy, who will remain the team's chief executive officer.
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MLB.com | Jan 17, 2007
The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired first baseman Adam LaRoche from the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday for lefty reliever Mike Gonzalez.
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Press Release | Jan 16, 2007
The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced that left-handed pitcher Mike Gonzalez and outfielder/first baseman Xavier Nady agreed to terms on contracts for the 2007 season, thus avoiding arbitration.
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Chicago Tribune | Jan 14, 2007
Jacque Jones still comes up in various trade rumors and if the Cubs decide to trade him before spring training, it probably will be with Pittsburgh.
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AP | Jan 12, 2007
Batting champions Joe Mauer and Freddy Sanchez were among 106 players who filed for salary arbitration.
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Press Release | Jan 12, 2007
Pirates CEO Kevin McClatchy and Chairman of the Board Robert (Bob) Nutting have requested that an official ?change of control? within the Pirates ownership group be approved by Major League Baseball.
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Post-Gazette | Jan 10, 2007
The Pirates made their initial contract offer to free-agent starter Brian Lawrence late Monday, hours after members of their staff watched him pitch in a workout attended by several other teams.
