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BRADENTON, Fla. — After a morning of physicals and meetings, pitchers and catchers worked out for two-plus hours this afternoon at Pirate City. At the end of the day, 18 pitchers threw bullpen sessions. Among the group were Ian Snell, Matt Capps, Tyler Yates, Donnie Veal, Ross Ohlendorf, Sean Burnett and Evan Meek. The catchers [...]

BRADENTON, Fla. — At some big league spring training camps, reporting day is a mere formality. Players arrive in town, move into their apartments and call the team to check in. However, all the fields at Pirate City were bustling with activity this morning. All 34 pitchers and catchers, including 25 who are on the [...]

According to president Frank Coonelly, the Pirates have given up — for now — on trying to sign outfielder Nate McLouth to a multi-year contract extension. Yet, even a one-year deal is proving difficult to achieve, and the two sides appear to be on a collision course for an arbitration hearing. “Unfortunately, there are times [...]