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Pirates GM Neal Huntington doesn’t yet know what to make of these Winter Meetings.

The Pirates’ first move of the Winter Meetings was a minor one. Right-hander Vinnie Chulk agreed to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training.

Infielder Luis Cruz today was claimed off waivers by the Brewers.

For the eighth straight season, the Pirates are holding the line on season-ticket prices.

Former Pirates manager comes up four votes short.

The Pirates have signed infielder Christopher Garcia, who played last season for Shreveport-Bossier of the independent American Association. Garcia, 22, played second and third base in 77 games for Shreveport-Bossier. He batted .361 with five homers and 52 RBI. Garcia was the Anaheim Angels’ 15th-round draft pick in 2007.

The Pirates will hold a food and clothing drive from Monday, Dec. 9 until Friday, Dec. 18. Donations may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the main lobby of the administration offices at PNC Park. After-hours donations may be left at the 24-hour security entrance at PNC Park, at the intersection [...]

Tickets for the 20th annual PirateFest will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at PNC Park or by calling (800) 289-2827. The event will run Jan. 29-31 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. Single-game, regular-season tickets will be on sale during PirateFest. Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, Andy Van Slyke, Andrew McCutchen, [...]

The Pirates today named Tyrone Brooks as director of baseball operations, Mike Basso as a major league scout and Toshi Nagahara as assistant athletic trainer. Also, Kevan Graves was promoted to assistant director of baseball operations. Brooks, 36, spent three seasons as a professional scout for the Cleveland Indians and also worked 11 years for [...]