"The Pirates acquired third baseman Casey McGehee from the Milwaukee Brewers Monday night in exchange for reliever Jose Veras, adding insurance in case Pedro Alvarez's 2011 struggles continue next season.

They also tendered a contract to each arbitration-eligible player left on the roster before the deadline at midnight. That group included McGehee, closer Joel Hanrahan, relievers Evan Meek and Chris Resop, starters Jeff Karstens and Charlie Morton and first baseman Garrett Jones. They did not tender contracts to shortstop Pedro Ciriaco and catcher Jason Jaramillo, both of whom already were off the 40-man roster.

McGehee, 29, hit .223 with a .280 on-base percentage for the Brewers this past season. He hit 13 home runs in 546 at-bats. He had a better 2010, when he had 23 home runs and 104 RBIs while hitting .285 with a .337 on-base percentage."