Article: Pirates, Padres Talk Kendall Trade Options

ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
01-12-2004
Dateline: PITTSBURGH
The long-rumored trade that would send catcher Jason Kendall back home to San Diego and free the Pirates of millions of dollars in contract obligations is finally nearing completion.

The teams were working Monday to finalize a trade in which the Pirates would get third baseman Jeff Cirillo and catcher Ramon Hernandez for Kendall, The Associated Press 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 late ...

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