"This offseason wasn't the first time Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan has heard his name come up in trade rumors.

By the time his name surfaced a few weeks ago in advance of the winter meetings as a possible addition to the Boston Red Sox, Hanrahan was more than accustomed to hearing — and paying little mind to - such talk.

"It's nothing new, been through it before," he said. "It's nice seeing your name, but I enjoy Pittsburgh, I like it here and I want to be here for a while. It's not like I was sitting there looking at trade rumors thinking, 'This team's looking for a closer, this team's looking for a closer.' It's always nice to hear that someone likes you, but I wasn't expecting anything to happen.""