The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:08:03 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Jeff Karstens Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB9) 60 The Pirates have re-signed right-hander Jeff Karstens to a one-year contract, pending a physical. It’s believed to be worth $2.5 million, which is less than the $3.1 million he made last year. http://pirates.scout.com/2/1257862.html 2047 PiratesDugout.com http://pirates.scout.com/2/1257862.html Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:34:00 GMT 0 234 Pittsburgh pirates Right-hander Jeff Karstens is hoping for a strong finish after returning from the disabled list on June 25. He will make his 11th start of the campaign against Arizona on Tuesday night. He has posted a record of 4-2 with a 3.70 ERA. PiratesDugout.com's George Von Benko caught up with Karstens recently. http://pirates.scout.com/2/1209189.html 2047 George Von Benko http://pirates.scout.com/2/1209189.html Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:14:00 GMT 1 234 Pittsburgh pirates You could make a case that right-hander Jeff Karstens was the Pirates most effective starter in 2011. Now firmly entrenched in the rotation as the number two starter to open the season, Karstens is working out the kinks in exhibition play. PiratesDugout.com's George Von Benko caught up with Karstens recently. http://pirates.scout.com/2/1171413.html 2047 George Von Benko http://pirates.scout.com/2/1171413.html Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:39:00 GMT 1 234 Pittsburgh pirates The Pirates on Tuesday signed starter Jeff Karstens and reliever Evan Meek to one-year contracts. http://pirates.scout.com/2/1149766.html 2047 PiratesDugout.com http://pirates.scout.com/2/1149766.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:16:00 GMT 0 234 Pittsburgh pirates Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jeff Karstens has been named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending July 17th. http://pirates.scout.com/2/1087419.html 2047 PiratesDugout.com http://pirates.scout.com/2/1087419.html Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:09:00 GMT 0 234 Pittsburgh pirates Jeff Karstens tossed seven innings of one-run ball in a 5-1 win over the Astros on July 5. The 28-year-old right-hander has been one of the biggest surprises of the first half, going 7-4 with a 2.55 ERA over 15 starts and four relief appearances. Karstens tells PiratesDugout.com's George Von Benko that there is still plenty to improve on. http://pirates.scout.com/2/1086220.html 2047 George Von Benko http://pirates.scout.com/2/1086220.html Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:40:00 GMT 1 234 Pittsburgh pirates The Pirates are not sure how they want to use Jeff Karstens in 2011. Pitching Coach Ray Searage commented, "As spring training approaches, we're going to see where Jeff fits in our staff. I'm not prepared to say what role Jeff will play this year." Karstens has started 50 games and relieved in 39. PiratesDugout.com's George Von Benko spoke with Karsten's about his possible role recently. http://pirates.scout.com/2/1045813.html 2047 George Von Benko http://pirates.scout.com/2/1045813.html Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:40:00 GMT 1 234 Pittsburgh pirates Right-hander Jeff Karstens has been effective in a starting role his last two times out. He lasted seven innings on Sunday at Detroit, yielding just two runs. It was Karstens' longest start of the season. He recently got a vote of confidence from the manager to stay in the rotation, and lowered his ERA to 4.50 on Sunday. PiratesDugout.com's George Von Benko spoke with Karstens on Tuesday. http://pirates.scout.com/2/977778.html 2047 George Von Benko http://pirates.scout.com/2/977778.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:51:00 GMT 1 234 Pittsburgh pirates Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jeff Karstens flirted with perfection at Chase Field in Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon. The 25-year old carried a perfect game for seven and two thirds innings before Arizona’s Chris Young broke it up with a double down the left field line. Karstens settled for a two hit 2-0 complete game shutout. http://pirates.scout.com/2/776373.html 2047 PiratesDugout.com http://pirates.scout.com/2/776373.html Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:46:00 GMT 0 234 Pittsburgh pirates Yankee starter Jeff Karstens made his second rehab start in Triple-A Friday night and things for the 24 year-old were tough. Although Karstens did throw six scoreless innings and allowed just two hits, he did walk four batters and threw 90 pitches, 51 of which registered for strikes. He also found himself in serious jams in the first two innings and he wasn't exactly happy with his performance. http://yankees.scout.com/2/662412.html 2047 John Gatto http://yankees.scout.com/2/662412.html Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:16:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees The Yankees selected Jeff Karstens in the 19th round of the 2003 MLB Draft out of Texas Tech University. Karstens struggled early in Triple-A in 2006 before turning things around in a hurry, including a solid big league debut with the Yankees. With the possibility Yankees fans could see him again in 2007, here's a scouting report on Jeff Karstens. http://yankees.scout.com/2/607463.html 2047 Patrick Teale http://yankees.scout.com/2/607463.html Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:08:00 GMT 1 303 NY Yankees yankees