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Chase d'Arnaud
Pittsburgh Pirates - TeamReport

MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH In a step toward making their biggest acquisition of the offseason, the Pittsburgh Pirates won the rights to negotiate with South Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang. The Pirates submitted the high bid of $5,002,015 on Dec. 21, the Yonhap News Agency reported. The bid was accepted by the Nexen Heroes, Kang's Korean Baseball Organization Club. Pursuant to the United States-Korean Player Contract Agreement, the Pirates have 30 days to sign the 27-year-old Kang to a contract. Kang hit .354 with 39 homers last season for the Heroes while being named the Most Valuable Player of the Korean Baseball Organization. "The Pirates are...