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Pittsburgh Pirates fill 40-man roster with multiple moves

The Pittsburgh Pirates now have a full 40-man roster after making a pair of moves this week. They signed free-agent first baseman/outfielder Jake Goebbert and acquired right-handed pitcher Allen Webster from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for cash considerations.

Webster, 25, had been designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks after going 1-1 with a 5.81 earned run average in nine games…

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There had been rumors of this pending trade but it was officially announced Thursday that the Oakland Athletics have indeed traded minor league outfielder Jake Goebbert and a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres for first baseman/outfielder Kyle Blanks. Blanks was just optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday to make room for Carlos Quentin, who was activated from the…