Pirates acquire Sands in Hanrahan deal
Jerry Sands - OF - Pittsburgh Pirates
Dec. 26, 2012 - 2:25 PM ET
Pirates acquired OF/1B Jerry Sands, RHPs Stolmy Pimentel and Mark Melancon and INF Ivan DeJesus, Jr. from the Pirates for RHP Joel Hanrahan and INF Brock Holt.
Sands has posted some huge numbers in the Pacific Coast League, but owns a .244/.325/.376 batting line through 251 plate appearances in the majors. However, it's worth taking a flier on power potential. The Pirates already have a bit of a log jam between first base and the corner outfield spots, so it's not clear how he'll fit in.