1/13 From 1960: Cole Dealt To 'Stros, Cutch, Craigs, Teke & Terry Sign, '23 Arbs, No Deal, Scouting Trio; HBD Heath, Elmer & Kevin
- 1963 – Kevin McClatchy was born in Sacramento, California. McClatchy headed the group that purchased the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1996 for $95M and pushed through the construction of PNC Park, keeping the team in Pittsburgh. Bob Nutting replaced him as principal owner after 10 years, and in July of 2007, McClatchy stepped down as CEO of the Pirates, replaced by Frank Coonelly. He’s a director of The McClatchy Company, a newspaper publishing group owned by his family, and stayed local, living in Ligonier.
- 1965 – The Pirates entered into a mutual scouting community with the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers. It was the first time that an MLB-combined scouting collective was formed.
- 1971 – RHP Elmer Dessens was born in Hermosillo, Mexico. He started out with the Bucs by signing with them in 1993 and then pitching from the bullpen from 1996-98 with a 2-8/6.12 slash. He went to Japan the following year, then came back to toss in the major leagues through the 2010 season, wearing eight different uniforms during a 14-year career.
- 1977 – The Bucs signed RHP Kent Tekulve and LHP Terry Forster to contracts. Teke’s salary wasn’t disclosed; he was coming off a breakout year with 64 outings (102 IP) and a line of 5-3-9/2.45 while Forster had been held back by injuries in the past two years with the White Sox and would pitch just one year for the Pirates. He signed for $50,000 while going 6-4-1/4.43.
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| Terry Forster – 1977 Topps |
- 1989 – RHP Heath Hembree was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The righty was a nine-year bullpen vet, mostly with the BoSox, with an 18-12-11/4.19 slash in 331 outings, averaging 10 K per nine innings but also susceptible to the long ball. The Bucs signed him as a FA in mid-March of 2022 to a one year/$2.125M deal to help bolster the relief corps. He didn’t show much, tossing to a 7.19 ERA, was released in June and claimed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hembree spent ‘23 in the Tampa Bay/Detroit/Seattle systems, took the hill last year in the Dominican League and is now a free agent.
- 2004 – Per the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, the Padres and Bucs were cooking up a deal that would send C Jason Kendall to San Diego for C Ramon Hernandez and 3B Jeff Cirillo. While SD GM Kevin Towers was a big Kendall fan (this was the fourth different proposal he offered during the off season to get him in the Padre fold), Friar ownership had a late change of heart and killed the proposed swap, leery of taking on the $42M still owed to Kendall over the next four years. Jason was moved to the west coast after the season, but to the Oakland A’s.
- 2006 – OF Craig Wilson avoided arbitration by signing a $3.3M contract in what would be his last Bucco season, as he was dealt to the NY Yankees at the 2006 deadline. He played for the Pirates from 2001-06, hitting .268 with 94 HR. He faded with the Yankees, went to the Atlanta Braves the following season and was finally sent to the Chicago White Sox, playing AAA ball for the remainder of 2007 and all of 2008 for the Pirates and Seattle Mariners before retiring.
- 2010 – OF Craig Monroe inked a one-year/$750K deal with the Bucs. Another in a collection of guys of that era who were on the way out but were given a paid farewell tour by the Bucs FO, Monroe hit .215 with three homers and was released in July, ending his nine-year MLB career.
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| Craig Monroe – 2010 photo Rob Tringali/Getty |
- 2018 – The Pirates sent RHP Gerrit Cole to the Astros for a gaggle of youngsters: RHP Joe Musgrove, 3B/1B Colin Moran, RHP Michael Feliz and minor-league OF Jason Martin a day or two after a premature report of a consummated deal between the clubs. The two teams had discussed a Cole deal starting from the 2017 deadline and got back to brass tacks during the winter meetings. The Yankees were considered the early frontrunners in the Cole sweepstakes and reportedly offered either Clint Frazier or Chance Adams as the featured return. Bronx prospects Gleyber Torres, Justus Sheffield, Estevan Florial and Miguel Andujar were all off the table, thwarting the Pirates FO, which had reputedly targeted Andujar or Sheffield. Cole had a great couple of seasons for the ‘Stros before the Yankees got their man two years later. Moran eventually moved to first and was non-tendered after the 2021 campaign – he hopped around some and is an FA now – while Musgrove joined the rotation and was later traded to San Diego for a platoon of prospects, including David Bednar and Endy Rodriguez. Feliz had been a yo-yo, spinning between Indy and Pittsburgh before being released in ‘21, going to Japan and now on the market, while Martin reached AAA ball and got a taste of the show in 2019-20 before his release; he got a taste with Texas, went to the Dodger organization, then signed a Korean deal for 2023 (he did well, hitting .283 w/17 HRs & 90 RBI), moved to the Angels system and is now a free agent.
- 2023 – OF Andrew McCutchen was reported to be in agreement to rejoin the Bucs, which he played for from 2009-17, on a one-year/$5M deal, pending his physical. The deal took a week to become official before Andrew was added to the roster and 3B/OF Miguel Andujar was DFA’ed. It was touted as a highlight reunion (and possible retirement) tour for the 36-year-old after his five-year hiatus as he needed 52 hits to reach 2,000 and 13 dingers to get to 300 (he got knock #2,000 but a September injury kept him at a frustrating #299 for long balls). It was also touted as a step to transition from rebuilding to competitive status, and Cutch signed up for further Bucco go-arounds in 2024 & ’25.
- 2023 – 1B Ji-Man Choi was the only 2023 arb guy unsigned by the deadline (he lost at his hearing, but still took home $4.65M). Beating the clock were RHPs JT Brubaker, who made a deal for $2.275M, Mitch Keller for $2.4375M, Robert Stephenson for $1.75M and Duane Underwood Jr. for $1.025M. IF/OF/DH Michael Andujar settled earlier for $1.525M. CF Bryan Reynolds was under contract, earning $6.75M (he later signed a long-term deal carrying him through 2030 with a club option for ‘31), while 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes inked an eight-year agreement that locked him in through 2029 w/an option. SS Kevin Newman agreed to a $2.85M contract, then was traded to Cincinnati. The club culled the class after the season when it non-tendered/DFA’ed LHP Manny Bañuelos and C Tyler Heineman.
Source: https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2025/01/113-from-1960-cole-dealt-to-stros-cutch.html
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