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Pirates general manager Neal Huntington hedged Monday when asked if he still planned to tender offers to the team's three arbitration-eligible players: Ronny Cedeno, Matt Capps and Zach Duke.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Even if the Pirates are not outright shopping any of their players, they are discussing potential trades involving closer Matt Capps, catcher Ryan Doumit and, to a lesser extent,

By Dejan Kovacevic INDIANAPOLIS -- The Pirates have made less than $11 million in profit over the past two years, and all of that was channeled back into baseball, team president Frank Coonelly told the Post-Gazette. gt;Winter meetings: Neal Huntington engages in trade talks regarding Matt Capps, Ryan Do...

The Pirates want to deal Matt Capps and the rebuilding Padres will part with Heath Bell, whose value may never be higher. Also, Matt Lindstrom, who began ... and more »

By omar moreno I personally think this would be a great low risk signing by the Pirates. The Iwamura trade leaves us a little dry in the bullpen, and MLBTR says that Putz seems to be willing to take a non-closer role. Plus, its not like Capps is guaranteed to return to form. I know last year wasnt too hot for Putz...

Capps is due for a raise in arbitration, and the closer is coming off a season in which he was largely ineffective. The Pirates believe that Capps can ...

Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports write that the Brewers asked the Pirates for Zach Duke or Paul Maholm in exchange for J.J. Hardy.  Pittsburgh hoped to land the shortstop in exchange for closer Matt Capps or catcher Ryan Doumit.  When the Pirates refused to budge, the Brewers pul...

By jlk9697 Now, maybe Jackson isn't even being considered in any deal, although I'd love the Pirates to grab him. Still, I think with the Pirates willingness to trade Capps and excess at the catcher position, the Tigers would be good trade partners this offseason.

The Pirates offered Capps to the Milwaukee Brewers in an attempt to trade for shortstop J.J. Hardy, according to an American League source. Hardy went to the Minnesota Twins Nov 6 in a trade that sent outfielder Carlos Gomez to the Brewers."

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By Charlie Browse more photos » Still, this is interesting stuff. It still appears very likely that the Bucs' Opening Day shortstop will be Ronny Cedeno, simply because it won't be easy to upgrade on him in a cost-effective way, but it's not certain.

There has also been a recent buzz that the Braves may attempt to trade for Pirates closer Matt Capps, who made $2.3 million this past season and has two remaining arbitration-eligible seasons. It's believed the Pirates will be actively shopping the 26-year-old right-handed reliever, wh...

By mondesishouse(noreply@blogger.com) Wins: Zach Duke and Ross Ohlendorf, 11 each Losses: Duke, 16 Saves: Matt Capps, 27 IP: Duke, 213 Strikeouts: Paul Maholm, 119 Walks: Maholm, 60 K/9: Joel Hanrahan, 10.63 ERA: Ohlendorf, 3.92 Starts: Duke, 32 Appearances: Jesse Chavez, 73

By Dejan Kovacevic Neal Huntington said yesterday that Capps will be the closer next spring. gt;Notebook: Why is Frank Coonelly the only one vocally upset by the season? Huntington addresses the question. Also, Pedro Alvarez and Brad Lincoln win gold medals.

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.

By Dejan Kovacevic gt;Game story: Pirates 5, Padres 1. Morton and Doumit were not the only ones who fared well. Garrett Jones, Andrew McCutchen and Matt Capps also showed. Box score gt;Audio: Morton. PHOTO of the champions: John Mitchell/Lynchburg Hillcats

Pirates' Capps: Pujols' plunking an accident DENVER — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa may believe that Pirates closer Matt Capps intentionally hit Albert Pujols ... Pirates throwing at Cardinals' Pujols?Yahoo! Sports MLB RoundupDubuque Telegraph Herald

The Pirates, who are apparently not done dealing yet, have engaged in trade discussions with the Twins regarding a number of players, major league sources said Thursday. At present, Minnesota is most interested in second baseman Freddy Sanchez and relievers Matt Capps and John Grabow,...

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Pirates closer Matt Capps expects to be sidelined until this weekend because of irritation in his right elbow, a problem that apparently developed during two successive poor outings. No ligament or other structural damage was ...

By Dejan Kovacevic Perhaps a couple lessons could be learned from Matt Capps' minor injury ... As for the second baseman, see all of the above but substitute "Freddy Sanchez" and "shoulder" for a similar theme. gt;This is the Notebook, which has the latest on Capps, as well as Jack Wilson heading out to Syracuse...

Pittsburgh Post Gazette  TN Pirates Notebook: Capps has minor elbow trouble Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pirates closer Capps rests sore right elbow Pittsburgh Tribune-Review With Capps out, others need to step up Pittsburgh Pirates News

By mondesishouse(noreply@blogger.com) Wilson's double off a 96-MPH fastball on an 0-2 pitch from new Cards closer Jason Motte contributed to a four-run ninth inning, and Matt Capps closed the door in the bottom half of the frame to lock up the Pirates' first win of 2009. Raise the Jolly Roger, Greg Brown.

By Dejan Kovacevic KOVACEVIC: If Burnett has been practically given a spot, Jason, that would be news to him. Neal Huntington has made clear again and again - including Sunday - that only three relievers are assured of jobs: Matt Capps, John Grabow and Tyler Yates. Burnett has been mentioned parenthetically...

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 mondesishouse(noreply@blogger.com) Former Pirate Cesar Izturis is now a Baltimore Oriole, which will surely swing the balance of power in the AL East now that CC Sabathia signed with the Yankees. [ESPN] A few teams seem interested in Matt Capps, including the Mets and Cardinals. No matter how awful the team's been over the last...

By R.J. Anderson Pittsburgh Pirates One day Pirates fans are going to look back at their 2008 pitching staff like Rays fans do their 2007 staff. Outside of Matt Capps there was not much positive happening post-trade deadline. Paul Maholm ate a ton of innings at an average rate at least. Tyler Yates was okay too...

Both Beam and Romulo Sanchez, sent to Indianapolis after the game Friday night to make roster room for Matt Capps, will return to the Pirates when rosters ... Maholm feeling strong for September Pittsburgh Pirates News Pirates' ace will be handled with care Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

 PA - By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It was not so much jarring that the Pirates' closer visited the PNC Park clubhouse yesterday morning and engaged ... Pirates farm report Pittsburgh Tribune-Review all 2 news articles

Notebook: Steelers' Ward tosses first pitch at Pirates' game  PA - Xavier Nady, Nate McLouth, Adam LaRoche, Salomon Torres and Matt Capps also are among those who will not make the trip to Legends Field. ...