[Lefty Noob]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are about to have a big ol' fire sale, and some of the names I'm hearing include Burnitz, Casey, Craig Wilson, Joe Randa, Oliver Perez. I'd like to see them dump Burnitz and Randa, the former being a bum and the latter being extraneous these days. Casey's a money thing - he's our highest paid player, but it'd still be nice to see him stick around. Wilson is a free agent at the end of the year and it looks like they just want to get something out of him. Perez, I don't know the story on.

Sometimes I hate being a Pirates fan.

[Kasey Kahne 9 fan]

you and me both I say keep the Wilson's and Bay lose the rest of the team

[Lefty Noob]

No way... gotta keep Freddy Sanchez, too. That kid's the real deal.

Maybe Duke and Snell too, but we've definitely got to upgrade the pitching.

[Kasey Kahne 9 fan]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

No way... gotta keep Freddy Sanchez, too. That kid's the real deal.

Maybe Duke and Snell too, but we've definitely got to upgrade the pitching.

Yeah I forgot Sanchez and Duke but Snell is nothing special

[Lefty Noob]

Two more names have surfaced.

First, in today's Pittsburgh Tribune Review: "Kip Wells, coming off his best start of the season Monday, is an obvious trade candidate, seeing as his contract expires after the season, and the Pirates have shown no inclination to re-sign him."

In addition, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Bob Smizik is reporting the following: "Jack Wilson, once considered a key building block of any future Pirates success, is available. No one should be surprised if there aren't a lot of buyers."

Wells, I can see. I'd hate to lose Jack, though. Still have high hopes for him.

[Kasey Kahne 9 fan]

we better not trade Jack him and Bay lead the team in the mental sence they also have good hitting skills we lose one of them can you say last place for as long as we live

[Lefty Noob]

New Pirates trade rumors: Mike Gonzalez may be on his way out, and Randa could well be heading back to San Diego. Burnitz, as always, is on the block but it now looks like the Bucs front office is accepting the fact that they'll need to exercise the $700,000 buyout clause in his contract at season's end. There's just no takers for the bum.