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Wed, Sep 16 2009
Kyle McPherson Already Preparing For Next Season

Kyle McPherson Already Preparing For Next Season

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Kyle McPherson is enjoying his brief time off from playing baseball.  He was recently named Pitcher of the Year for the State College Spikes, the Short Season A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization,... 

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Tue, Sep 1 2009
McP Earns Pitcher Of The Year Honor

McP Earns Pitcher Of The Year Honor

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I recently ran down Kyle McPherson’s impressive stats in the post, Kyle McPherson Ending His Season On A High Note.  It looks like many in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization realize what an impressive... 

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Tue, Jun 16 2009
Early First Round Signings Below Slot

Early First Round Signings Below Slot

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The MLB Draft occurred just last week, but already, three first-round picks have signed with the teams who picked them.  The disadvantage of signing early is that you forfeit seeing what other players... 

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Wed, May 27 2009
Kyle McPherson Picks Up His 3rd Straight Win

Kyle McPherson Picks Up His 3rd Straight Win

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One of Dynasty’s newest baseball clients, has been on a tear since signing with the sports and talent agency.  Kyle McPherson, a 14th round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2007 amateur entry... 

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Sun, May 3 2009
Dynasty Adds Gary Amato To Its Growing Baseball Division

Dynasty Adds Gary Amato To Its Growing Baseball Division

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Gary Amato is a 6′2 200 lbs pitcher out of Penn State University. He was born in Cocoa Beach,FL, where he led Cocoa Beach High School with a 1.64 ERA, 72 strikeouts and a .403 batting average his... 

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Tue, Apr 21 2009
Pirates Try to Capture Fans with Added Value

Pirates Try to Capture Fans with Added Value

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Navigating a business in desperate times is not something new for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Veterans of selling tickets with a bad team, the economy is only part of the puzzle the Pirates have to solve when... 

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Fri, Mar 13 2009
Update on the Pirates’ Indian Hurlers

Update on the Pirates’ Indian Hurlers

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Back in November, I wrote about the Pittsburgh Pirates global recruiting effort, especially the pickup of Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, contestants in India’s “Million Dollar Arm” reality... 

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Wed, Dec 24 2008
Pirates, Doumit Agree to Deal

Pirates, Doumit Agree to Deal

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have reached a contract agreement for 3-years with catcher Ryan Doumit. The 27-year old will receive a $300,000 signing bonus with $2.05 million next season and $3.55 million in... 

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Thu, Nov 27 2008
Pittsburgh Pirates going Global

Pittsburgh Pirates going Global

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Guest contribution by loyal reader and current Q2 intern, Michael Goldman. Real pirate ships aren’t the only pirates in the news for their global endeavors anymore.  Recently, the Pittsburgh Pirates... 

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Thu, Nov 6 2008
Baseball And Money

Baseball And Money

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The owners and GMs are crying for help while the agents are saying that the sport may benefit from a hurting economy.  Who should you believe?  On one hand, guys like Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports... 

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Thu, Aug 28 2008
The Pirates Got Boras’ed

The Pirates Got Boras’ed

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While I was frantically trying to find a class to substitute the terrible Child Support Enforcement Law that I dropped yesterday, I received an IM from Brian Foley of TheCollegeBaseballBlog.com.  I had... 

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Thu, Aug 14 2008
Will The Pirates Sign Pedro?

Will The Pirates Sign Pedro?

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It is now August 14th.  The deadline to sign a 2008 MLB draft pick is tomorrow and the Pittsburg Pirates million-dollar prospect, Pedro Alvarez, has still not signed an official contract with the Pirates.... 

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