BRADENTON, FL - FEBRUARY 20: Pitcher Tyler Yates #39 of the Pittsburgh Pirates poses for a photo during photo day at Pirate City on February 20, 2011 in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty ...

TUESDAY: Pirates GM Neal Huntington told Chuck Finder of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the team is in dialogue with Yates in hopes of retaining him. Yates, 32, tossed 73.3 innings last year with a ...

In the midst of a record setting half-season in San Diego, there was little suspense regarding the All-Star status of Kauai’s Kirby Yates, but one day after officially being selected to the mid-summer ...