Pedro Alvarez, the second overall pick in the June draft, will eventually sign a deal with the Pirates before Friday's deadline, writes John Perotto. I hope he's right. I hope Alvarez is not caught in the crossfire of negotiations between two serious negotiators -- the Pirates' Frank Coonelly, who was once the caretaker of Major League Baseball's slotting system, and Alvarez's advisor, Scott Boras. Agents who've dealt with Coonelly say they absolutely could see the executive drawing a li ...

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