Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates today released catcher Robinzon Diaz and outrighted pitchers Jeff Karstens and Justin Thomas to Class AAA Indianapolis

Pitchers Jeff Karstens and Justin Thomas have cleared waivers and have been outrighted  to Triple-A Indianapolis.  Both pitchers will be invited to Major League spring training in 2010 as non-roster players.

The Pirates this afternoon cut loose starter-reliever Jeff Karstens and officially added hard-throwing reliever Ramon Aguero, outfielder Gorkys Hernandez plus starters Brad Lincoln and Bryan Morris to their 40-man roster, thus protecting those minor leaguers from being exposed...

By Charlie Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Jakubauskas throws against the Angels in the third inning of a game Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) The Pirates have cut Robinzon Diaz, Justin Thomas and Jeff Karstens from the 40-man roster, added Brad Lincoln...

Jeff Karstens hopes his effective spot start Friday night will clear a path for him to return to the Pirates' starting rotation.

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By Dejan Kovacevic gt;Game story: Pirates 3, Dodgers 1. From Jeff Karstens to Matt Capps, the bullpen was terrific. The players also had some unusual motivation. Box score gt;Audio: Karstens. gt;Opponent: The Dodgers, by the Los Angeles Times' Dylan Hernandez.

The Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday recalled pitcher Jeff Karstens from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis in anticipation of his eligibility to come off the disabled list.

It is heady stuff for Ohlendorf, who will report to work early in the day and do his baseball conditioning later. He has been a find for the Pirates, who acquired him from the Yankees with outfielder Jose Tabata and pitchers Jeff Karstens and Daniel McCutchen for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte...

By Chuck Finder, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette MILWAUKEE -- Jeff Karstens threw a pitch up, and Milwaukee's Ryan Braun threw down a gauntlet. While the Pirates' No. 5 starter yesterday strenuously denied he intended to plunk Braun between the shoulders as ...

By Chuck Finder Nine pitchers threw live batting practice, two rounds of 18 pitches apiece: Paul Maholm, Zach Duke, lanky Tom Gorzelanny, Jeff Karstens (who was limited to one inning his last time out after minicamp difficulty), Dave Davidson, Dan McCutchen, Jason Davis, John Grabow and Denny Bauti...

By Dejan Kovacevic gt;Matt Capps just standing on the corner of Penn and 10th, earlier in the afternoon, smiling. They always seem more like Pittsburgh Pirates to me when I see them Downtown. The latest on Jeff Karstens. Rob Mackowiak hooks up with the Mets.

By Randy Linville The Pirates will counter with Jeff Karstens he is coming off of a very tough four game stretch that has seem him go winless and post an ERA of 6.04 in 22-1/3 innings. Karstens has yet to face the Giants. Bengie Molina is the only Giants hitter to face Karstens. He is 1-3 with a double. AT&T Park | 4...

By Matt Bandi Mike from Hyzdu Headquarters Randy Linville from Pittsburgh Lumber Co. 1. Maholm 2. Snell 3. Gorzelanny 4. Karstens 5. Ohlendorf 1) Paul Maholm 2) Ian Snell 3) Jeff Karstens 4) Tom Gorzelanny 5) Dan McCutchen Matt Bandi from Pittsburgh Lumber Co.

By Randy Linville Jeff Karstens has never chucked it against the Mets or against any of the individuals now on the 25 man roster. He has given up just three earned runs in 22 IP with Pittsburgh. PNC Park | 1:35 | Karstens vs. Johan Santana | Box Did I mention in the pre-game notes that Santana hasn’t been as dominati...

By Dejan Kovacevic Rob Lah of New York The rotation mix for September is - not necessarily in order -- Paul Maholm, Jeff Karstens, Zach Duke, Ross Ohlendorf, Tom Gorzelanny and Ian Snell, which obviously is one too many. Ohlendorf will pitch. So will Gorzelanny.

By mondesishouse(noreply@blogger.com) Even more on the Continuing Saga of Anthony Smith in today's PG. It's the story that won't die.--Sadly, Jeff Karstens proved last night that yes, he can give up runs. 5-1, Reds over Buccos.--Here's an interesting ESPN.com article on all things Neal Huntington. It's nice to see that the WWL still...

By Matt Bandi The story line that interests me the most is the development of Jeff Karstens. In the recent past I’ve been excited by the early efforts of Zach Duke and Paul Maholm only to be ultimately underwhelmed by their success. I’m not holding my breath, but it would be great if Karstens could mature in...

By snakecharmer For those who can't wait for Jim's recap, the main points of today's game are: Jeff Karstens' second start of the season was almost perfect, literally, retiring 23 batters before Chris Young laced a double down the left field line. He completed the game with a 2-hit shutout.Randy Johnson wa...