http://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Rick_Ankiel FantasySP / MLB / Rick Ankiel Copyright 2009 641010 The Pittsburgh Pirates will have a payroll of approximately $32 million next season, allowing them to pursue one or two free agents, according to Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. However, they aren't expected to sign anyone right away. "We're going to be aggressive, in terms of getting our interest level out to players," general manager Neal Huntington said. "But I don't think we'll be stepping up to the podium too often in November or December; it's more likely to be January, as guys fall into that value category that we're willing to pay." One player who could interest the Pirates is free-agent OF Rick Ankiel (Cardinals), who earned $2.825 million last year. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/641010 641010 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:44:01 EDT kffl.com 7 days 10 hours 8 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/641010 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports the New York Mets are interested in OF Rick Ankiel (Cardinals). http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/633538 633538 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:52:01 EDT kffl.com 11 days 12 hours http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/633538 Ankiel field for free agency, the Associated Press reports. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/624830 624830 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:08:10 EDT rotowire.com 16 days 4 hours 44 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/624830 A nice afternoon from the acrobatic outfielder who closed out September hitting .245 with a homer and three RBIs over 49 at-bats for the month. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/559723 559723 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:12:17 EDT mlb.com 52 days 7 hours 40 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/559723 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss reports the Cincinnati Reds may have interest in St. Louis Cardinals OF Rick Ankiel, who will be a free agent after the season. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/559067 559067 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:40:02 EDT kffl.com 52 days 14 hours 12 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/559067 Rick Ankiel is out of the starting lineup for the fourth time in five games on Wednesday. Manager Tony La Russa says that Ankiel's shoulder isn't a problem and points to the fact that Colby Rasmus is having better at-bats as the reason that Ankiel is benched. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/557663 557663 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:28:19 EDT rotoworld.com 53 days 8 hours 24 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Rick_Ankiel/557663