2011-12 Pirates Coming and Going

[Cardinals]

I did this two years ago, forgot to last year. The defending NL Champs, as per usual, made a few moves this offseason. Here's what the damage came out to be...

Welcome to Pittsburgh...
via trade
SP Yu Darvish
SP Cole Hamels
CF Mike Trout
SP Adam Wainwright
SS Stephen Drew
1B Bryan LaHair
RP Luke Gregerson
SS Ian Desmond
RP Bobby Jenks
C Derek Norris
OF Robbie Grossman
SP Mike Foltynewicz
OF Marc Krauss
SP Victor Payano
1B Telvin Nash
SP Gerardo Concepcion

via draft
SP Amir Garrett
SP Jeremy Gabryszwski
OF James Harris


via signing
OF Raul Ibanez
OF Wagner Mateo
RP Mark DiFelice
OF Manny Ramirez
OF Adonis Garcia
OF Erik Komatsu



Shipped Out...

from the 2011 team
SP Danny Haren (Colorado)
OF Ramon Flores (Colorado)
SP Rick Porcello (Baltimore)
SP Jered Weaver (Tampa Bay)
RF Shin-Soo Choo (Tampa Bay)
1B Billy Butler (Tampa Bay)
CL Jon Papelbon (Tampa Bay)
SS Brendan Ryan (Tampa Bay)
SP Juan Nicasio (St. Louis)
SP Trevor Rosenthal (St. Louis)
SP Scott Feldman (Houston)

acquired via trade from the above, then shipped out

OF Desmond Jennings (from Colorado to Philadelphia)
SP Trevor Bauer (from Colorado to Philadelphia)
CF Colby Rasmus (from Philadelphia to San Francisco)
SP Archie Bradley (from Baltimore to San Francisco)
SP Tyler Skaggs (from Tampa Bay to St. Louis)
OF Jaff Decker (from Tampa Bay to St. Louis)
SP Chien-Ming Wang (from Colorado to San Francisco)
SP Jon Garland (from St. Louis to San Francisco)

released
INF Omar Vizquel
RP Kevin Gregg
UTIL Mark DeRosa
VAG Nick Johnson
RP Trever Miller
SP Ruben Alaniz
SS Sammy Tuivailala
OF Trent Mummey
OF Adron Chambers

[Guardians]

Didn't realize VAG was a position. Isn't that like catcher?

[Cardinals]

well played.