How will signing Kang impact Walker’s future with Bucs?
With their $5 million negotiating fee already in the ante, the Pirates are about halfway to the deadline for striking a deal with Korean infielder Jung-ho Kang. The negotiations with agent Alan Nero proceed, with no comment expected from general manager Neal Huntington until a deal is struck or the Jan. 20 deadline passes. The real mystery will begin when the Bucs sign the 27-year-old power hitter. Where will he play? Who will he displace?

