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Headlines
Pirates designate RHP Karstens for assignment
Associated Press (2 days ago)
The Pittsburgh Pirates designated right-hander Jeff Karstens for assignment and claimed right-hander Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from Seattle.
Closing the market
Keith Law | ESPN.com (3 days ago)
There's a deep closer market in free agency, but that might also reflect shifting philosophies across the MLB landscape. Every team values a great closer, but more and more, teams are convinced the solution isn't of the market variety. Keith Law explores.
Those who favored King Felix and Verlander
Keith Law | ESPN.com (5 days ago)
Keith Law's blog for November 18, 2009, focuses on the baseball writers who favored Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander over eventual AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke -- looking at their defenses of their reasoning. Plus: John Lackey ... to the Nats?
- The market for those coming off injuries (6 days ago)
- Bryant: Crazy talk about a baseball salary cap (7 days ago)
- My 2009 awards picks (10 days ago)
- Cuba's Chapman: Defection strategic yet simple (10 days ago)
- Page 2: Ralph Kiner was a Navy pilot before a Pirate (15 days ago)
- Obstacles to a World Series rematch (19 days ago)
- Six key matchups for Game 6 (20 days ago)
Sunday 10/4 - Final
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2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Paul Maholm | 2,500,000 |
| 2 | Matt Capps | 2,425,000 |
| 3 | Zach Duke | 2,200,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Doumit | 2,150,000 |
| Team Total | 25,197,000 | |
| Team Rank | 30th | |
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2009 NL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 91 | 71 | - | 730 | 640 | |
| 83 | 78 | 7.5 | 707 | 672 | |
| 80 | 82 | 11 | 785 | 818 | |
| 78 | 84 | 13 | 673 | 723 | |
| 74 | 88 | 17 | 643 | 770 | |
| 62 | 99 | 28.5 | 636 | 768 | |
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2009 Team Leaders
| BA LEADER » A. LAROCHE | ||
 | BA | .258 |
| HR | 12 | |
| RBI | 64 | |
| R | 64 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| HR | G. Jones | 21 |
| RBI | A. LaRoche | 64 |
| R | A. McCutchen | 74 |
| OPS | A. LaRoche | .731 |
| W | Z. Duke | 11 |
| ERA | R. Ohlendorf | 3.92 |
| SO | P. Maholm | 119 |
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2009 National League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .252 | 636 | .318 | .387 | .705 | 90 |
| 14th | 16th | 14th | 15th | 14th | 8th |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 4.59 | .276 | .788 | 28 | 1.45 | 84 |
| 14th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 13th | 7th |
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Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 62 | 99 | 636 | 768 |
| 2008 | 67 | 95 | 735 | 884 |
| 2007 | 68 | 94 | 724 | 846 |
| 2006 | 67 | 95 | 691 | 794 |
| 2005 | 67 | 95 | 680 | 769 |
| 2004 | 72 | 89 | 680 | 744 |
| 2003 | 75 | 87 | 753 | 801 |
| 2002 | 72 | 89 | 641 | 730 |
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