All-Star closer Joel Hanrahan agreed Monday to a $4.1 million, one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and right-hander Charlie Morton struck a one-year deal worth $2,445,000. Hanrahan went 1-4 with a 1.83 ERA while saving 40 games for the Pirates in 2011, helping the team to a 15-game improvement over 2010.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates avoided arbitration with closer Joel Hanrahan and starter Charlie Morton on Monday by signing both pitchers to one-year contracts. Hanrahan, 30, will have a $4.1 million salary in 2012 while Morton, 28, will have a salary of $2.445 million.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates reached agreements with closer Joel Hanrahan and starting pitcher Charlie Morton on Monday, avoiding arbitration with both. Hanrahan, an All-Star last season when he had 40 saves and a 1.83 earned run average, received a deal worth $4.1 million, according to…
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Jeff Karstens and the Pittsburgh Pirates have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $3.1 million, one-year contract. The 29-year-old right-hander went 9-9 with a 3.38 ERA in 2011, posting career highs in wins, strikeouts (72) and innings (162 1-3). The deal Tuesday gives him a raise from $1.15 million.
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Right-hander Jeff Karstens and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a $3.1 million, one-year contract, a raise from his $1.15 million earnings last year. The 29-year-old went 9-9 with a 3.38 ERA in 2011, posting career highs in wins, strikeouts (72) and innings (162 1-3). His deal avoided salary arbitration.
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Outfielder Ryan Ludwick played 38 games with the Pittsburgh Pirates last season after being traded from the San Diego Padres. Now he’s moving on again. According to Fox Sports, Ludwick has signed a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds with … Continue reading →
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The “sloppy” Bucs need to stress fundamentals to show progress in what should be the franchise’s 20th straight losing season.
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Relief pitcher Chris Resop and the Pirates agreed on Friday to a one-year contract, worth $850,000. Resop made $431,500 last year, in going 5-4 with a 4.39 ERA. He also had 79 strikeouts, 30 walks and a 1.48 WHIP as the Pirates finished 72-90. Resop and Pittsburgh surprisingly contended in the National League Central for most of the season before running out of gas late, finishing 24 games behind…
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