Pirates avoided arbitration with RHP James McDonald by agreeing to a one-year contract.
The financial details aren’t yet available, but the midpoint when figures were exchanged earlier this month was $3.025 million. McDonald, who was arbitration-eligible for the first time, posted a 4.21 ERA with 151 strikeouts over 171 innings last season.
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Pirates avoided arbitration with 2B Neil Walker by agreeing to a one-year contract.
The financials aren’t available at this time, but the midpoint of figures exchanged earlier this month was $3.3 million. The Pirates have expressed interest in signing Walker, who qualified for arbitration for the first time this winter as Super Two player, to an extension, but they’ll settle for a one-year deal for now.
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Pirates signed RHP Kyle Waldrop to a minor league contract.
Waldrop missed a large chunk of the 2012 season because of an elbow strain. The 26-year-old right-hander is likely to open the 2013 campaign at Triple-A Indianapolis.
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The Baltimore Sun’s Dan Connolly reports that Andy Marte has signed with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League.
A former top prospect, Marte didn’t play in 2012 after batting an ugly .202/.278/.328 with seven homers over 97 games with the Pirates’ Triple-A affiliate in 2011. Now 29, he’s obviously not close to making it back to the big leagues.
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Pirates signed C Miguel Perez to a minor league contract.
Perez was limited to four games with the Pirates’ Triple-A affiliate in 2012 and has a career .268/.322/.341 batting line in parts of 11 seasons in the minors. He’s merely organizational depth.
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Pirates avoided arbitration with 1B Garrett Jones by agreeing to a one-year, $4.5 million contract.
Jones, 31, will get a raise from the $2.25 million he made last season. He was arbitration-eligible for the second time as a Super Two qualifier, and remains under team control through 2015.
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James McDonald requested $3.4 million and was offered $2.65 million from the Pirates when arbitration figures were exchanged Friday.
McDonald is arbitration-eligible for the first time this winter following an up-and-down season in which he posted a 4.21 ERA and 151 strikeouts over 171 innings. Look for the two sides to settle somewhere around $3 million.
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Neil Walker requested $3.6 million and was offered $3 million from the Pirates when arbitration figures were exchanged Friday.
Walker qualified for arbitration for the first time this winter as Super Two player. The two sides have expressed interest in a contract extension, so there could be more talks in the weeks ahead.
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Pirates avoided arbitration with 1B Gaby Sanchez by agreeing to a one-year, $1.75 million contract.
He’ll have a chance to earn more with incentives. Sanchez, who was arbitration-eligible for the first time, batted a disappointing .217/.279/.341 in 2012. He’s expected to platoon at first base with Garrett Jones in 2013.
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Pirates designated RHP Zach Stewart for assignment.
Stewart, who was acquired from the Red Sox in the offseason, is no longer considered a prospect. He has an underwhelming 6.82 ERA over his first 103 innings in the majors, but could draw some interest on waivers. The Pirates officially re-signed Jeff Karstens to a one-year deal in a corresponding move.
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