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Pirates Sign Eric Hinske
8:46pm: Kovacevic says pitcher T.J. Beam was designated for assignment by the Pirates to make room for Hinske. Beam, 28, posted a 4.14 ERA and 4.7 K/9 in 45.6 innings for the Bucs this year.
12:45pm: According to Dejan Kovacevic, the Pirates announced the signing of Eric Hinske today. He'll earn $1.5MM plus a possible $1MM in incentives.
Hinske was one of the best free agent bargains a year ago, as he hit .247/.333/.465 for the Rays at an $800K salary. He'll be a useful, versatile player for the Bucs if kept away from lefties.
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Excellent pickup by Pittsburgh. He's a great utility player... at one time I know he could play both corner infield and corner outfield spots. PIT may limit him to 1B, but he's still a good player.
Posted by: bamabosoxfan | January 30, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Don't get carried away....
Posted by: Teetz1 | January 30, 2009 at 01:27 PM
Good for Hinske. I liked him a lot when he was on the Sox.
Posted by: Cinco Ocho | January 30, 2009 at 02:40 PM
Kind of surprised to see Beam get DFA'd.
Posted by: CubbyFan23 | January 31, 2009 at 09:26 AM