Bucs Resign C. Wilson

With rumors of his trade floating around due to the the recent fee-agent signings, the Pirates managed to ovoid arbitration and resign Craig Wilson to a one year $3.3 million deal.

Wilson had a career best 29 home runs and 80 RBI in 2004 but saw his number decline last year due to a pair of hand injuries that kept him out of 2/3 of the season limiting him to only 197 at bats in 59 games, in which he batted .264 with 5 home runs.

Craig is the all time leader in pich hit homeruns for the Pirates with 11, and this could come in handy for the Pirates as with the signing of both jeromy Burnitz and Sean Casey Wilson should see alot of pinch hitting duty in 2006.