The Pirates signed pitcher Shawn Chacon to a one year, $3.825 million deal. The Pirates got Chacon in the deal that sent Craig Wilson over to the Yankees and there’s a solid chance that the right handed curve ball specialist could be the Pirates fifth starter in 2007.
Chacon started his career with the Rockies and he was actually the team’s closer in 2004. in 2005 he was traded to the Yankees where he broke out and actually looked good in the second half. That didn’t carry over into 2006 though and by the time he was traded, Chacon had been relegated to the bullpen. Hopefully the Pirates can find a little bit of that 2005 second half and Chacon becomes a servicable fifth starter.
