Jeff Clement News

John Russell will enter his third season as Pirates manager with a different level of expectations.

Pirates president Frank Coonelly participated in his monthly live online chat with Pirates fans on Wednesday.

Despite Jeff Clement's desire to eventually work his way back behind home plate, the Pirates have every intention of giving Clement the chance to seize the team's immediate vacancy at first base.

The Hot Stove scene will shift to Indianapolis on Monday, as baseball executives, agents and writers descend upon the Midwestern city for the annual Winter Meetings.

Would another lefty hitter like Hank Blalock, right, be the best fit for the Pirates? Browse more photos>> Straight to the point today: one thing I find a bit strange about the idea of the Pirates pursuing Rick Ankiel and/or Hank Blalock is that both those guys are left-handed, whereas most of the Bucs' other options at first base and right field ...

Thomas and Karstens aren't huge surprises--Thomas was claimed from the M's only a couple weeks ago, and Karstens was arbitration-eligible--but I'm a surprised by Diaz being cut.

The Pirates enter the opening of free-agent season today as patient, prudent investors in pursuit of a bat and bullpen arms.

BaseballProjection.com released their 2010 CHONE projections for hitters over the weekend.

The Mariners made it clear Friday that they didn't acquire shortstop Jack Wilson to keep him just a couple of months, signing him to a two-year deal through 2011.

Next season, either Steve Pearce or Jeff Clement could be the Pirates' starting first baseman or at least a power-hitting threat off the bench.

Next up in the list of community projections is Jack Wilson . Community : .271/.313/.360 ZiPS : .267/.317/.358 Actual : .255/.292/.362 Bonus: We predicted Wilson's last game with the Pirates would be August 13; actually his last game was July 27.

Jonathan Broxton toed the rubber and delivered another blazing fastball. It was thigh height, inner part of the plate, touching 97 miles per hour as it left his hand.

One frequent criticism during Dave Littlefield's tenure in Pittsburgh was that he focused on a player's weaknesses, ignoring the potential value in a limited skill set.

The midseason trade with the Pirates that brought right-hander Ian Snell to the Mariners looks better each time he pitches.

We break down the top five prospects for each organization for 2010, taking into consideration: games, at-bats, innings and major-league service time.

Pirates president Frank Coonelly participated in his monthly live online chat with Pirates fans on Wednesday.

Though it hasn't been made official yet, it seems nearly certain that Jeff Clement will be called up to the Pirates this month, as the club tries to determine just where he fits into the mix heading into the 2010 season.

When the Mariners' Ryan Langerhans connected for a game-winning homer in the 11th inning against Tampa Bay on Aug.

Each week I'll answer a handful of the most pertinent questions I've received during the week in my attempt, weak as it might be, to bring insightful fantasy analysis to the fore .

With Sept. 1 just over a week away, general manager Neal Huntington said that the organization anticipates calling up fewer players this season than last year and that some of the additions will happen later than usual.