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GM Moore had made some phone calls while the never ending games with the Cubs dragged out. One of the disappointments on the team so far has been 2B Jose Pirela. 2B Pirela hasn't even come close to the offensive skills he showed with the Padres. So shopping 2B Pirela got a few interesting offers, none so much as the S.F. Giants. Phone call and e-mail after phone call and e-mail were going back and forth trying to nail down the details of the deal, once the smoke and bluster cleared the Pirates had what we wanted and were giving up less than we planned to get it for.

Scouting Director Phillip Humber found a Dominican SP prospect, 16 y/o Luis Toro, Toro has been placed in the International complex for evaluation and instruction in furthering his career.

We leave the Friendly confines of PNC park to travel to Baltimore for a three game weekend set. The matchups and info are found below.

Roster moves because of trade... LF Austin Slater is placed at AAA for now, we expect his contributions will be better at the MLB level, but we want to give him time to settle in first. CF Heliot Ramos is currently assigned to Single A Greensboro for evaluation. Surprising some people GM Moore promoted 2B Eric Sogard to the MLB team over 2B Stephen Alemais who had a decent spring training. Moore was tight lipped about the move saying he wanted to get a look at 2B Sogard first.