Pittsburgh Pirates

3 min - 2008-09-02 Pittsburgh Pirates - Jack Wilson, Xavier Nady and Co. chat with fans about the upcoming season.

20 sec - 2008-09-01 Pittsburgh Pirates - Xavier Nady introduced on the Jumbotron at San Diego's Petco park.

By Chuck Finder The move with Karstens, who went 4-6 with a 5.42 ERA last season after being picked up in the Xavier Nady-Damaso Marte trade in July 2008 with the New York Yankees, was a bit of a surprise -- though he likewise was out of minor-league options.

By Lou Cappetta Possible Trade: Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks Bargain Hunting: Adam LaRoche, Braves Cream of the Crop: Matt Holliday, Cardinals Bargain Hunter: Xavier Nady, Yankees Avoid: Johnny Damon, Yankees Avoid: Jason Varitek, Red Sox Read more New York Mets news on BleacherReport.com

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 Dejan Kovacevic He could have complained about home plate umpire Randy Marsh's refusal to give him an outside strike the whole inning, but declined. gt;Xavier Nady is headed for the DL and Tommy John gt;Pirates Charities begins awarding its "Fields of Dreams."

By Dejan Kovacevic I suppose one could point out here that the Pirates also had dramatic victories -- even more dramatic -- to open their previous two seasons, from Xavier Nady and Jason Bay going deep in extras in Houston, to another set of extras last year in Atlanta. But then, someone would point out that, sa...

By Charlie The Pirates' offense, led by a resurgent Jason Bay and somewhat surprising years from Xavier Nady, Nate McLouth and Ryan Doumit, hit well for the first few months of 2008 despite receiving little help from Adam LaRoche or Freddy Sanchez. You might think that the Pirates could have sculpte...

Now that it has been about six weeks since the Pirates traded Xavier Nady, Damaso Marte and Jason Bay, let’s take a look back at how each of the players involved have performed with their new teams. Today we take a look at the deal that sent Nady and Marte to the Yankees in exchange for Jose Tabat...

By Dejan Kovacevic The Xavier Nady/Damaso Marte deal brought three potential major league starting pitchers almost ready for prime time, at a cost of one hitter. It is hard to argue that the infusion of pitching talent was not needed. By contrast, the Jason Bay deal completed the gutting of a productive major...

 PA - Russell said Xavier Nady showed a lot of the same traits during his woeful spring training and ended up being one of the Pirates' top hitters before being ...

The process cost the Pirates outfielders Jason Bay and Xavier Nady and left-hander Damaso Marte a month ago. But that process also brought in eight new ... McLouth's recuperation continues Pittsburgh Pirates News MLB.com - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The biggest names that changed cities on deadline day made some immediate impact through the weekend. Manny Ramirez predictably went yard in Los Angeles, Jason Bay busted out the big stick and defense at Fenway, Mark Teixeira clutched up for the Halos, Xavier Nady dropped a six-RBI game a...

By Jeff Kallman ESPN’s Buster Olney—once a Yankee beat writer for the New York Times—confirms: the Empire Emeritus have reeled in outfielder Xavier Nady and relief pitcher Damaso Marte from the Pittsburgh Pirates, in exchange for minor league lefthanders Ross Ohlendorf and Phil Coke, minor league r...

By Administrator —————————— Earlier this evening, the Yankees acquired outfielder Xavier Nady and left-hander Damaso Marte from the Pittsburgh Pirates for top outfield prospect Jose Tabata and three minor leaguers (the deal isn’t final because physicals are still pending).

By Charlie Paul Meyer doesn't have the details yet, but thinks they're going to the Yankees. Here's the report from the AP. Nady was pulled from the Pirates' lineup tonight. I actually suggested trading Nady to the Yankees a couple weeks ago. It'll be interesting to see who the Pirates get. 

By Charlie P- Ken Rosenthal defends the Bucs: One executive after another has been critical of the Pirates' high asking prices for players such as outfielders Jason Bay and Xavier Nady, shortstop Jack Wilson and left-hander Damaso Marte.

By Jeff Kallman PIRACY?—The Pittsburgh Pirates don’t want much to pry outfielder Xavier Nady and relief pitcher Damaso Marte away. Just a pair of prime prospects, is all. Which narrows the possible trading partners down to the Rays, the Mets, and the Yankees, maybe the Dodgers—who could be Greg Maddux’s...

By Randy Linville He has faced the Pirates five times - twice in a starting role. But, he has not faced them since 2006 when he suffered a loss (his only decision against Pittsburgh) in six innings pitched. Other than Xavier Nady (3-12) and Jack Wilson (1-7), the rest of the Pirates are doing pretty well against...

By Charlie The Pirates could be a contender in '09--if they keep all the hitters who have been so productive for them this season, and those hitters continue to be good, and some of their pitchers rebound, and they make some shrewd moves to shore up the pitching staff. But then Jason Bay and Xavier Nady...

John Maine hit a two-run homer and struck out seven to lead the New York Mets to an 8-4 win over the woeful Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Maine (11-5) won for the first time since the All-Star break, allowing an RBI double to Xavier Nady, a solo homer to Jason Bay in the fourth, and three o...

The Pittsburgh Pirates know their only chance of making something out of what is shaping up to be a 15th consecutive losing season is beating the teams ahead of them in the NL Central. So far this week, they're doing exactly that. Xavier Nady homered and drove in three runs to support Paul Maho...

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. ...