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Pirates Designate Three For Assignment
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that the Pirates designated three players for assignment today: righthanders Virgil Vasquez and Eric Hacker, and catcher Steve Lerud. All three were sent to Double-A Altoona.
Vasquez, 27, had two stints with the Pirates in 2009, pitching to a 5.84 ERA in 44.2 IP. The 26-year-old Hacker was acquired from the Yankees in May, and allowed two runs in three innings this year, his Major League debut. Lerud, 24, hit just .240/.339/.336 in Double-A this season, though Baseball America ranked him the club's 21st best prospect coming into 2009.
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wow lol to double a thats prettty bad but i hope and probably the pirates will be in contention this year they got some good people jones, mccutchen, etc... and good pitching
Posted by: Black-And-Proud | November 06, 2009 at 05:36 PM
Somewhere, Guy Junker is laughing at the idea of contention.
Posted by: Tomahawk368 | November 06, 2009 at 06:01 PM
The organization still looks so much better than it did a few years ago. I think they can hover around .500 this season with the right moves, and if everyone plays to their ability.
When you have a young team, it's not farfetched to believe a few guys can break out as opposed to a team full of old players who are going to somehow get better (Cubs, Astros).
Posted by: bigpat | November 06, 2009 at 06:23 PM
Yawn
Posted by: chris mlb expert | November 06, 2009 at 08:33 PM
Actually Hacker and Vazquez were sent to Triple A.
Posted by: eddie edwards | November 07, 2009 at 10:30 AM