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Pirates, Ledezma Agree On Minor League Deal

The Pittsburgh Pirates Monday agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma on a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training.

The 28-year-old Ledezma was a member of Washington's 2009 Opening Day roster, and made five relief appearances before being designated for assignment on April 20.

Ledezma also made 18 relief appearances for Syracuse (Nationals' AAA), where he went 0-2 with one save and a 4.19 ERA in 18 relief appearances before being released on July 4.

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Pirates Looking At Ankiel, Blalock

The Pirates are looking to bolster their offense without breaking the bank this winter.

"We'll be looking for value, but we definitely don't feel like we're desperate to fill any hole," general manager Neal Huntington said. "We made the trade for Akinori Iwamura because second base was the position we identified as the one we most wanted to improve, but we feel good about the options that we have, now and for the future, and we're not going to abandon our plan. We absolutely will not do that."

There have been rumors that Pittsburgh will trade Ryan Doumit and they have been linked to Rick Ankiel and Hank Blalock.

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Ohlendorf Spending Offseason As D.C. Intern

Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf is spending the offseason as an intern in Washington D.C.

Ohlendorf graduated from Princeton University with a degree in operations research and financial engineering. The right-hander had a 3.8 college GPA and scored a 1520 on his SATs.

The 27-year-old is working in the Agriculture Department.

"I've really enjoyed it," he said. "In addition to learning a lot of things and meeting a lot of neat people, I've gotten to do some cool events too."

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