| Sun Jul 18 2010 | 12:04 | Penn signs on with Japanese team | ||||
Hayden Penn has reached an agreement with a Japanese team. | ||||||
The signing has been rumored for over a week now. Penn is a former top prospect that's still just 25 years old, but he hasn't been able to find success in the big leagues. Perhaps he'll take the Colby Lewis route and return in a couple years after success in Japan. | ||||||
| Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | ||||||
| Fri Jul 9 2010 | 11:51 | Hayden Penn likely headed to Japan | ||||
Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker reports that the Chiba Lotte Marines are closing in on an agreement with Pirates right-hander Hayden Penn. | ||||||
Newman passes along the information from a Japanese media report. Penn, 25, is currently pitching with Triple-A Indianapolis. He allowed eight runs over 2 1/3 innings (30.86 ERA) in three appearances with the Pirates in April. | ||||||
| Source: NPB Tracker | ||||||
| Tue May 11 2010 | 17:19 | Penn placed on Pirates Triple-A roster | ||||
Hayden Penn has been officially placed on the Triple-A Indianapolis roster. | ||||||
Penn was getting stretched out as a starting pitcher in extended spring training. He's scheduled to start on Tuesday night. | ||||||
| Source: MLBlogs.com | ||||||
| Tue Apr 20 2010 | 18:24 | Pirates send Penn to extended spring training | ||||
The Pirates have sent Hayden Penn to extended spring training in Florida. | ||||||
It's a minor surprise, as Penn was scheduled to report to Triple-A Indianapolis. "Now that he's back to being a prospect with us, we want to develop him as a starter," said Pirates general manager Neal Huntington. "In talking through it with Hayden, we felt this was best." It will likely take him a few weeks in order to be properly stretched out. | ||||||
| Source: MLBlogs.com | ||||||
| Mon Apr 19 2010 | 12:34 | Penn accepts assignment to Triple-A Indy | ||||
Hayden Penn has accepted an assignment to Triple-A Indianapolis. | ||||||
Penn was designated for assignment last week after allowing eight runs in 2 1/3 innings at the major league level. He'll try to work on some things in the minors with the hope of rejoining the Bucs mid-summer. | ||||||
| Source: MLBlogs.com | ||||||
| Fri Apr 16 2010 | 18:16 | Penn outrighted to Triple-A | ||||
Pirates sent RHP Hayden Penn outright to Triple-A Indianapolis. | ||||||
Penn was designated for assignment earlier this week after allowing eight runs over 2 1/3 innings of work. He has until to Monday to report or declare himself a free agent. | ||||||
| Thu Apr 8 2010 | 15:55 | Pirates' Penn pounded in debut | ||||
Hayden Penn allowed four runs in an inning of relief in his Pirates debut Thursday. | ||||||
The Pirates picked up Penn on a waiver claim at the end of last month and stuck him right in their pen, but he doesn't figure to get a lot of rope if he continues to struggle. On the plus side, the worse he pitches now, the more likely it is that he'll clear waivers if the Pirates try to send him down. | ||||||