The Pirates have approached closer Matt Capps with a long-term contract offer, but they have pulled back from their other target for such a deal, second baseman Freddy Sanchez.
The team is open to a contract term with Capps that would span as long as three or four years. If it ends up being the latter, that would cover the entire period in which Capps' rights can be retained through arbitration.
But Sanchez, who is in his second year of arbitration eligibility, has yet to receive a multiyear offer.
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Pirates, Capps talk long-term deal
Pirates, Capps talk long-term deal
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