Article: Pirates, Padres Work on 3-Player Trade

ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
01-12-2004
Dateline: PITTSBURGH
The Pirates were working Monday to complete a trade that would send catcher Jason Kendall to the Padres for third baseman Jeff Cirillo and catcher Ramon Hernandez, The Associated Press has learned.

The teams were close to making a deal last summer, shortly after the Pirates dealt outfielder Brian Giles to the Padres. Then, the two sides couldn't agree on how much of the remaining $42 million of Kendall's contract Pittsburgh would pick up.

Talks resumed, moving the teams to the verge of a deal, a team source said on the condition of anonymity. The renewed Padres-Pirates trade talks were first reported Saturday by the ...

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