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Rich Donnelly has a new position with the Pittsburgh Pirates. "I don't know what my actual title is, but I'll be there for all the home games and some road games," he said.

Once thought to be the organization's center fielder of the future, Chris Duffy will look for that future elsewhere.

This almost offends me, it's so silly: One of the glaring statistics that jumped out at me with the two teams in the World Series this year was their ability to steal bases.

All four of the team's potential free agents -- Doug Mientkiewicz, Chris Gomez, Luis Rivas and Jason Michaels -- have now filed, another sign that the offseason is about to get exciting.

For some reason, Brad Lincoln has become somewhat lost in the hype that typically trails first-round Draft picks.

Heading into the 2008 season, there were reasons to be optimistic that Nate McLouth could provide average offensive production for a centerfielder.

I would assume many of you don't need a reminder as to what today's date is. And at 3:36 p.m. ET, I'm sure many of you remembered exactly what happened 48 years ago.

According to Baseball America Andrew McCutchen is the number 2 prospect in the International League, Neil Walker is the number 6 prospect, and Brandon Moss is the number 14 prospect.

The Pittsburgh Pirates didn't look the same this season after trading outfielders and .

There's no sense signing Adam when you're on the eve of destruction. Actually, if you're the Pirates, you're way past the eve of destruction.

Bucs resident Frank Coonelly said the Pirates will be pursuing at least a right-handed bat and a starting pitcher during the offseason.

Little Pedro is officially the Man. The prodigy called "Pedrito" by his family and friends who blossomed into the nickname "El Matatan," or The Man, began his path to the Pirates with a workout Monday at steamy ...

Asked whether the Pirates will be competitive again by 2011, Neal Huntington is torn between the practical part of him that knows there is plenty of work to be done and the part of him that wants to believe in ...

Here's the year in review for the Indianapolis Indians, Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates: A GOOD YEAR FOR ATTENDANCE: For the second straight season Indianapolis saw their total attendance increase ...

The team, which is based in Charleston, W.Va., replaces Hickory as the team's low-A affiliate.

Not taking issue with the fans' right to express their views as they see fit, but can anyone answer this one for me: Why is it that familiar names get booed at Pittsburgh baseball games, no matter the caliber ...

Others could be added, too, but that is far from firm. The rest of the organization's top prospects do not require being protected, including outfielder Andrew McCutchen, who will keep his exempt status until ...

Louis Cardinals after having a procedure on an abscess tooth. Karstens, who has lost five in a row since his near-perfect game in Arizona, had a noticeably swollen left cheek but said he was feeling better.

Farm director Kyle Stark said the outfielder might go to the Florida Instuctional League for fine tuning, but "the decision was made to not have him play winter ball due to the number of plate appearances he ...

Buchholz busts out, but at Double-A. Manship might make it 2009. Figaro did not hit many high notes at High-A. And Hu may not have what it takes just yet.