7:32pm: The trade will be Snider to the Orioles in exchange for Tarpley and a player to be named later, reports Connolly (on Twitter). 7:25pm: The Orioles and Pirates are believed to have a deal in place that will send outfielder Travis Snider to Baltimore, reports Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link). Class-A pitcher Stephen Tarpley is one of the prospects heading to the Pirates in the deal, Passan adds. Earlier today, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reported that trade talks between the two sides had re-kindled, and Class-A left-hander Steven Brault was a possible name to keep an eye on in trade talks. Snider, who turns 27 next week, represents the first outfield addition to an Orioles club that has already lost both Nick Markakis and Nelson Cruz this offseason (though the team did also re-sign Delmon Young). Where he fits into the overall picture for the Orioles is a bit less clear, as the team already has a pair of left-handed hitting corner outfielders in Alejandro De Aza and David Lough. However, Lough doesn’t have the same offensive ceiling as Snider and may be considered more of a fourth outfield option for the Orioles follwing this trade. Snider, formerly a Top 10 prospect in all of baseball per both Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus, has not lived up to that billing nor his lofty draft status (14th overall in 2006), but he enjoyed a strong season at the plate in 2014 with Pittsburgh. After a slow start, Snider recovered to slash .264/.338/.438 with 13 homers in 359 plate appearances. Specifically, Snider was excellent after the All-Star break, hitting .288/.356/.524 in 188 plate appearances. The Pirates and Snider have already agreed to a $2.1MM salary for 2015, thereby avoiding arbitration. Snider will be arb-eligible again next winter for the final time before hitting the free agent market in the 2016-17 offseason. As for the Orioles, they’ll acquire a 21-year-old former third-round pick (2013) in the form of Tarpley. The Arizona native spent 2014 with short-season Class-A Aberdeen, working to a 3.68 ERA with 8.2 K/9 and 3.3 BB/9 in 66 innings of work (12 starts, one relief appearance). Tarpley recently ranked 14th on MLB.com’s list of Top 20 Orioles prospects and last winter ranked 21st on Baseball America’s list of Top 30 Orioles prospects. BA noted that Tarpley has the stuff to start, with a 90-92 mph fastball that touches 96 at times in addition to a curveball and changeup. He previously had a slider in his arsenal as well, though the Orioles opted to scrap that pitch so he could focus on his change, per BA. MLB.com praised him as an arm with upside, touting not only solid curveball and a changeup that shows potential, but also his pitchability and size. http://ppt.cc/wL~- 2013第三輪選進的左投Stephen Tarpley跟一名待指定選手 向海盜換來 Travis Snider 有外野手了....... --

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