Mike Gonzalez back to the Pirates?

[T.Richardson]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/1...alez-back.html

John Perrotto tweets that the Pirates would like to bring lefty reliever Mike Gonzalez back to the Steel City, but the problem is that they'll have major competition for his services. This morning we learned that GM Neal Huntington was cleared to spend more by team president Frank Coonelly, though he was not given a hard number.

The 31-year-old Gonzalez spent the first four seasons of his big league career pitching in Pittsburgh, putting up a 2.37 ERA and a 10.6 K/9 during that time. He recently dropped his previous agent and signed on with Scott Boras.

[T.Richardson]

Worth mentioning that he is a type A free agent, meaning the Pirates would lose a draft pick if they sign him.