Vegas -- The Pirates checked out another item off their Winter Meetings shopping list on Friday, acquiring left-hander Antonio Bastardo from Philadelphia to acquire left-handed prospect Joely Rodriguez.

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'We had Bastardo profiled very high in our list of potential bullpen acquisitions,' Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. 'He gives us a second left-hander within the bullpen, and not just a left-handed specialist. We know it's a very, very stable addition to our bullpen.'

'It's a very good in shape for us. We hated to give that up Joely Rodriguez, a young pitcher with a good future, but we're within a different point in the earn curve in our evolution as an organization,' said Cutthroat buccaneers GM Neal Huntington, engineering to get the Bucs to the postseason for a third year repeatedly.

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RHP Joe Wieland
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Bastardo is the alternative lefty reliever for Justin Wilson, exactly who a month ago went to the New york yankees in the deal for catcher Francisco Cervelli. Furthermore, the 29-year-old Dominican complies with Huntington's definition of the type of southpaw he wanted.

'We cannot afford to carry a 'placekicker,'' Huntington had said, alluding to some specialist who would only be noticed against left-handed hitters. 'It would have to be somebody who can also get out right-handed players.'

In 2014, his sixth season in Philadelphia, Bastardo held same-side hitters into a .175 average. But he was equally effective in opposition to righties, who hit him at just a .195 pace.

'It's a nice match for our bullpen,' Huntington said. 'Clint should be able to use him as he can feel comfortable. He's a guy that has pitched late in video games in important situations, as well as our scouts liked his products.'

It can be electric stuff. Bastardo frequently posts more than a strikeout an inning -- he's fanned 305 in 235 1/3 innings since the start of the The year 2010 season. He was made accessible following one of his far better seasons, a WHIP of merely one.20 being the second-lowest of his career.

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While season-to-season carryover can be a moot point, Bastardo can be another hot arm: He decided not to allow a run in 12 of his last 13 appearances, and used hitters to three hits throughout 37 at bats (.081 typical) during that stretch.

The deal intended for Bastardo came together quickly after the Angry had almost finalized a partnership with another reliever, Pat Neshek. That right-hander had a change-of-heart by the Astros' last-minute push of their offer to $12.Five million, believed to be $2.5 mil above terms the Bucs got offered on the two-year deal.

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Huntington confirmed that Neshek and Bastardo were an either-or proposition for them -- but not for the financial considerations. Bastardo, in his third year regarding salary arbitration, earned $2 mil in 2014.

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'We had long inside debates about whether to attain two relievers. We have a amount of guys in our system in addition to guys we have acquired that people like, and we wanted to ensure we provide an opportunity for them,In Huntington said. 'So while we could've included both, it was going in the course of either-or.'

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Rodriguez has come into his own this winter as an interesting prospect. On Wednesday morning hours, he'd been named on the All-Prospect Team of the 2014 Arizona Fall League, where he had also been 3-0 with an ERA of 2.37.

Vegas -- Despite the imminent return of Alex Rodriguez from a one-season suspension for performance-enhancing substances, the Yankees are in pertaining to a third baseman and are trying to re-sign free of charge agent Chase Headley, general manager Bob Cashman said on Tuesday.

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'If I closed or traded for a 3 rd baseman, then that would be my finally baseman,' said Cashman during a press session at this week's General Executives Meetings. 'If we made a transfer for a third baseman, then that you will find my third baseman. Right now, I haven't got that. I have somebody who can engage in that in [Martin] Prado. But I'm not really here to state that the Yankees have their definitive third baseman with regard to 2015.'

Because of injury and the suspension, the 39-year-old Rodriguez has played only 48 games for the Yankees since start of the 2013 season -- Twenty-seven of them at third platform. The Yanks obtained Rodriguez in a 04 trade with the Rangers, anf the husband moved permanently from shortstop to third base starting with that time of year. Save for five activities at short during the 2004-05 conditions, Rodriguez has either played third or been a specified hitter since then.

That may not be true this coming season, Cashman said.

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'In equity to us and in fairness to Alex, I don't know what to expect, because it is a year,' Cashman said. 'The desire is that His can provide bothersome value. That's been the biggest portion of his career. He's been a good defender, too; I am aware that. But obviously the particular offense is key, and I are not aware of what to expect from him. A person hope that His can lead in a significant way. We will have to wait and see precisely how that plays out. For the time being, I have to look at ways to help the club and discuss by purchasing ownership.'

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Rodriguez is a lifetime .299 batter over the course of 20 seasons, having 654 homers -- six shy of Willie Mays, that with 660 is fourth for the all-time list behind Barry Ties (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714). The New york yankees have Rodriguez under contract for your next three seasons at a total of $61 million. Rodriguez also gets a $6 million bonus for each of such home run milestones His gets to.

The Yankees obtained Headley from the Padres inside a three-player trade on July 23, and His batted .262 with six homers in addition to 17 RBIs in 58 online games, including several game-winning hits. His also played fairly flawless protection, committing only two errors from the 51 games His played out at the hot corner.

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Headley, 40, had a breakout year for your Padres in 2012, when His hit .286 using 31 homers and 115 RBIs, yet His has suffered through a combination of hand, leg and rear injuries since then. Headley was a .229 hitter with seven homers and 33 RBIs in 77 games for San Diego before the trade, anf the husband earned $10.53 million last season.

Headley and Pablo Sandoval head some sort of sparse list of free-agent third basemen this specific offseason. That's why the Yankees, and in the market to replace the upon the market Derek Jeter at shortstop, have to guarantee the starting up slot to Headley if His re-signs with the team.

'If I signed a Chase Headley, His would be the starting third baseman,' Cashman reiterated. 'If I traded for a next baseman that would be an everyday guy, that might be the move I'd make -- if I did that.'

That, certainly, would narrow the whole world of positions for Rodriguez.

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'Alex is going to come in and compete,' Cashman said. 'Compete for at-bats, compete for the position; it's as simple as of which. When we last saw Alex, this individual was playing third base. That was just a little over a year ago. Obviously, he's looking forward to competing for an everyday position in third, fight for at-bats at the DH spot, and [manager] Joe [Girardi] has talked to him about maybe getting some reps to see the way it feels and looks and what enhanced comfort level is around first platform.

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'He may eventually be the everyday third baseman or the everyday DH. I just now don't know. I'm going to do everything around my power to drum up some options that are realistic and then present them to ownership that may or maybe may not involve third starting.'