Ryan Matthew Doumit

Positions: Catcher, Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: April 3, 1981 in Moses Lake, WA
High School: Moses Lake HS (Moses Lake, WA)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 2005 (Age 24)   vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Twins 2005-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 3 yrs/$10M (12-14) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 7.120, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Paul Cobbe, previously: Matt Sosnick [*]
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• 9/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Three regulars out: Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer (back), 1B Chris Parmelee (groin) and C Ryan Doumit (rib cage) are out of the lineup Friday, Sept....[+] 14.
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• 9/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit has strained muscle: Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit (rib cage) has been diagnosed with a strained muscle in his rib cage, and he's being listed as day-to-day....[+]
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• 8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit producing at plate: Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit is hitting .322 in his last 23 games entering play Wednesday, Aug. 8, with five home runs and eight...[+] doubles in that span. Manager Ron Gardenhire said Doumit has made an adjustment to his stance and is seeing the ball better.
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• 8/7 mlbreports.com : Fantasy Baseball: Winning The Waiver Wire: Monday August 6th, 2012 Peter Stein (Fantasy Baseball Analyst): In the majority of fantasy leagues, the trade deadline has already...
• 8/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Losing Streak Hits a Perfect 10, Tribe Pounded Again; Twins 14, Indians 3: By Steve Eby If losing baseball games was an Olympic event, even the Russian judge would have to give the Indians a perfect 10....
• 8/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/6: Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said last week that the goal of his team was to win the rest of the series they played...
• 8/5 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – 5 Run Rally Helps Tigers Stun Indians: Detroit –  Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Tigers handed the Cleveland Indians...
• 8/5 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Avoid Sweep With 6-4 Win: Other than a couple of scary moments at the end, this was a very good game for the Red Sox. They were ahead most of the time,...
• 8/5 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/5: If you were looking for me to talk about last night's game, I've got one word. PATHETIC! After falling last night 6-4, the...
• 8/5 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/5: If you were looking for me to talk about last night's game, I've got one word. PATHETIC! After falling last night 6-4, the...
• 8/5 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/4: After falling last night 6-5 for their third straight loss to start the month, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track...
• 8/4 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/4: After falling last night 6-5 for their third straight loss to start the month, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track...
• 8/3 Puckett's Pond: Duensing Takes The Hill In Fenway: When it comes down to it, the philosophical difference between the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox can be summed up in one...
• 8/3 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/2: After taking two-of-three from the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox will continue their 10-game homestand with the first game...
• 8/2 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Minnesota TwinsThe Advanced Scout takes two Advil to cure his Olympic fever and analyzes the Minnesota Twins...
• 8/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/2: After taking two-of-three from the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox will continue their 10-game homestand with the first game...
• 8/2 The Baseball Page: Top waiver wire adds for week 19 of fantasy baseball 2012: As the injuries mount, and playoffs rapidly approach I will provide...
• 8/1 Puckett's Pond: Twins Drop Another Close One: In a sweep of the Cleveland Indians over the weekend it appeared that the Twins offense could not be stopped. Everybody got in...

• 7/31 Puckett's Pond: Denard Span’s Catch: What Was Ryan Doumit Thinking?: Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a Major League Baseball player as a spectacular play happens on the field?...
• 7/28 WahoosOnFirst: Twins Hammer Josh Tomlin, Throttle Tribe 11-0: Josh Tomlin had nothing on the ball and the Indians got completely shut out Friday night as the Twins routed the Tribe, 11-0,...
• 7/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Twins Pound Tribe Behind Diamond’s 3-Hitter; Twins 11, Indians 0: By Ryan Hohman Scott Diamond fired a three-hit complete game shutout while Justin Morneau and Josh Willingham each hit three-run...
• 7/27 Puckett's Pond: Plouffe A Late Scratch As Twins Prepare To Face Indians: I do not often claim to be able to identify with professional athletes. I played baseball and I love baseball, but I rarely believe...
• 7/27 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins: Over the course of the marathon that is the Major League Baseball season, several moments tend to stand out as “defining.”...
• 7/26 Jays Journal: J.P. Arencibia is Biggest Loss, Despite Huge 16-0 Loss to A’s: The Jays couldn’t muster anything against he A’s. Travis Snider drove close to getting over the wall, but aside from...
• 7/24 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: Ichiro Hops Dugouts, Helps The New York Yankees Beat The Seattle Mariners: AMERICAN LEAGUE New York Yankees 4, Seattle Mariners 1 Ichiro Suzuki had been a Seattle Mariner for his entire career until  the...
• 7/23 Southside Showdown: Gavin Floyd Returns Along With the Offense: When Paul Konerko hit a 3-run HR in the 1st inning, a few different things happened. For starters, Hawk got very emotional on...
• 7/23 Puckett's Pond: This Week in Twins: July 23-29: Did you miss us? If you’re a regular reader of Puckett’s Pond’s This Week in Twins (TWIT) feature, you’ve...
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit hits two outMinnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit hit homers from both sides of the plate and drove in four runs Sunday, July 22....[+] Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit hit homers from both sides of the plate and drove in four runs Sunday, July 22.
• 7/22 Puckett's Pond: Just Beat Jeremy Guthrie: That is exactly what the Twins did on Sunday afternoon. In what has become a seesaw battle for not-last-place in the mediocre...
• 7/20 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Replacing Injured Sluggers: My “Ask Nash” box was filled with “What do I do about __insert injured slugger name__?!” questions. Sadly, there...
• 7/19 Puckett's Pond: Trade Offense For Pitching? It’s Not That Simple: Only one year removed from a year in which they were 25th in all of baseball in both runs per game and total runs, the once offensively...
• 7/18 Puckett's Pond: With Liriano On The Mound, Twins Look To Continue Success Against O’s: After falling to the Oakland Athletics three straight games over the weekend, the Minnesota Twins look to make it an even 3-3...
• 7/15 Puckett's Pond: Twins Try To Salvage Final Game Against A’s: Coming out of the All-Star break, the Twins have lost two games to the surprisingly competitive Oakland Athletics. On Friday night...
• 7/13 Reviewing the Brew: Series Six Pack with Rum Bunter’s Jeff Snedden: Welcome once again to Series Six Pack. In these, we try to analyze the Milwaukee Brewers’ series with the opposition by...
• 7/10 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins 2012 Midterm Report Card: It’s the All Star Break, which means the 2012 season is more than halfway done. We’re far enough along that nobody...
• 7/9 Crashburn Alley: First Half Positives: You don’t need us to tell you that the first half was some of the most depressing baseball you’ve seen in quite a...
• 7/5 The "Mc" Effect: The Pirates Last Four Game Sweep...: 2006 May 29: Pirates 14 Brewers 3 WP: Zach DukeLP: Doug Davis Jose Bautista: 3/5, HR, 2 RBIJack Wilson: 3/6Sean Casey:...
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/24/12 - 6/30/12: As Boston says goodbye to one former All-Star and Baltimore welcomes another, let's catch up on the week that was here on MLBTR... The White...
• 7/1 Classic Minnesota Twins: The Weird And The Wonderful: Brian Dozier's Amazing Single: Yes, I understand this scene has already played out in other parts of the blogosphere......but for purposes of this site, it really...

• 6/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Ominous Signs For The Twins: If Twins’ GM Terry Ryan’s recent moves and statements are any indication, the team is well on the way to another long lull...
• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Cubs, Brewers, Astros, Twins: Items out of the AL and NL Central divisions.. Jed Hoyer of the Cubs, Doug Melvin of the Brewers and Jeff Luhnow of the Astros...
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Agree on extension with Ryan Doumit: The Minnesota Twins reached a two-year contract extension with C Ryan Doumit Friday, June 29, according to a source with knowledge...[+] of the deal. Financial terms weren't given.
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Close to extension with Ryan DoumitThe Minnesota Twins are close to a multi-year contract extension with C Ryan Doumit, according to his agent, Paul Cobbe....[+] The Minnesota Twins are close to a multi-year contract extension with C Ryan Doumit, according to his agent, Paul Cobbe.
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit contract update: Updating previous reports, Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit can make an extra $250,000 in bonuses in each year of his deal based...[+] on plate appearances that would bring the total value of the deal to $7.5 million.
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit updateUpdating a previous report, Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit agreed to a two-year, $7 million extension Friday, June 29....[+] Updating a previous report, Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit agreed to a two-year, $7 million extension Friday, June 29.
• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Extend Ryan Doumit: The Twins and Ryan Doumit have signed a two-year, $7MM extension, the team announced. The deal covers the 2013 and 2014 seasons...
• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Twins, Doumit Closing In On Extension: The Twins are closing in on a multiyear extension with Ryan Doumit, agent Paul Cobbe tells ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick (Twitter...
• 6/26 Puckett's Pond: Twins win despite bad managing: Last night’s 4-1 win over the White Sox had everything. A strong Francisco Liriano start. A great effort by the bullpen...
• 6/23 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Angels, Doumit, White Sox, Tigers: Trade talk is heating up for a number of clubs, but Angels GM Jerry Dipoto told reporters, including MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez,...
• 6/23 Call to the Pen: MLB Recaps: Baltimore Orioles top Washington Nationals: Baltimore Orioles 2, Washington Nationals 1 Jason Hammel was terrific in the Orioles win, as he was able to outduel Jordan Zimmerman...
• 6/22 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 68: Pirates vs. Twins Recap: With the way the Pittsburgh Pirates have struggled on offense, it is hard to believe that scoring nine runs would not be the story...
• 6/21 North Side Notch: J-Mac goes the distance in 9-1 trouncing of Twins: Final: Pirates 9, Twins 1 WP: James McDonald (6-3, 2.19 ERA) LP: Liam Hendriks (0-4, 7.39 ERA) This game really could not have...
• 6/21 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Turner, Doumit, Royals: The Tigers are calling on Missouri native Jacob Turner to make his season debut against the Cardinals this afternoon. Turner,...
• 6/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Correia wins at home, bats stay hot: The Pirates got off to an excellent start to this week’s homestand, pounding the Twins by a 7-2 score. Even better, they...
• 6/19 North Side Notch: Kevin Correia collects first home win in a year; Bucs continue to roll: Final: Pirates 7, Twins 2 WP: Kevin Correia (3-6, 4.12 ERA) LP: Scott Diamond (5-3, 2.57 ERA) Kevin Correia hadn’t won a...
• 6/19 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Twins: Twins (26-39) at Pirates (34-31) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Bucs are...
• 6/18 Operation Shutdown: STATS: Barajas vs Doumit: Ryan Doumit returns to PNC Park tomorrow, although this time in a Twins uniform. Minnesota signed Doumit to a one-year, $3 million...
• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates To Sign Barrett Barnes: The Pirates agreed to sign supplemental first round selection Barrett Barnes, Jim Callis of Baseball America reports (on Twitter)....
• 6/13 Release Points: MLB Trade Deadline Watch: The trade deadline is still weeks away, something like five or six.  But that doesn’t stop writers, analysts, and prognosticators...
• 6/12 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Twins, June 12-14: Inter-league play continues as the Phillies (29-33) travel to Minnesota to take on the Twins (24-35) in a three-game series...
• 6/10 Buccos Buzz: Pirates Draft Top Rated Mark Appel With Eighth Pick in 2012 Draft: I don’t think anybody can say they saw that coming. With the eighth overall pick in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft,...
• 6/8 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Filling a Void Behind the Dish:   Nash, My catcher situation is bleak, I had Victor Martinez as a keeper (sigh) and then picked up Salvador Perez, we all...
• 6/6 Sanguillen's Barbecue: Replacing via Free Agency: Over the off-season, the Pittsburgh Pirates decided to replace multiple positions with free agent players.  The positions, which...
• 6/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Buckle up: Bucs grab Mark Appel at #8: Going in to the draft tonight, many of us were hoping someone would slide down the board a bit and fall in to the Pirates’...
• 6/4 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Supplemental Round Results: We’ll track the results of the 2012 supplemental first round right here. Click here for the results of the first round. Now...
• 6/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: 2012 Draft mini-preview and thoughts: The first round of the 2012 MLB Draft is Monday night, and the Pittsburgh Pirates will have the eighth pick. It’s still...
• 6/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Diamond Helps Twins Beat Tribe, Win Series; Twins 6, Indians 3: By Ryan Hohman Minnesota Twins starter Scott Diamond pitched 7 innings without giving up an earned run or walk to lift the Twins...
• 6/2 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Shaky Start, Untimely Hitting Allows Twins To Take Second Game Of Series; Twins 7, Indians 4: By Mike Brandyberry Sometimes one hit makes the difference. The Minnesota Twins bene**** from timely hitting early to build a...
• 6/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Kipnis and Chisenhall Slam Tribe Past Twinkies; Indians 7, Twins 1: By Evan Matsumoto The crisp Cleveland air wasn’t enough to cool off the Indians’ bats Friday night, as they notched a victory...
• 6/1 Fanspeak.com: Sellers Market: Minnesota Twins Part 2: C/1B/OF Ryan Doumit: Doumit was signed as a catcher who could split time with Joe Mauer, and a guy who could maybe help out production...

• 5/31 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 8: I feel as though all I do all week is watch closers get demoted, promoted, released or choose to retire. Another week of upheaval...
• 5/31 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 7: Just this week, Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale has been a starter, the closer, injured, not injured and now a starter again....
• 5/31 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 5: It’s funny how deadlines work. I handed in my column this week and in the few hours after I did, Bryce Harper was called up,...
• 5/31 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 4: If you recall from my Week 2 waiver wire column, I talked about two potential off the radar closer possibilities. This week, both...
• 5/31 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 2: It’s another week and the draft season is over. It’s always sad when drafts come to an end. Now, you are at the mercy of injuries...
• 5/28 mlbreports.com : The DH Tandem of Ibanez and Jones Are Providing Great Value Amongst the Position: Monday, May.28/2012 Douglas “Chuck” Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- Raul Ibanez and Andruw...
• 5/28 Baseball Musings: Cook Gets Fried: Ryan Cook was putting up an Aroldis Chapman like season, coming into Monday’s game against the Twins with 23 innings pitched...
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit dealing with calf injury: Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit (calf) was not in the starting lineup Thursday, May 24, because he felt soreness in his calf after...[+] running out two base hits Tuesday, May 22. The team may push back when Doumit catches again because of the injury. Doumit caught a bullpen session Tuesday, but the team wants him to catch a few more sessions and throw to the bases before putting him into a game at catcher.
• 5/22 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Minnesota Twins: The Twins are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (4) Carl Pavano - Pavano has already...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Denard Span returns, Ryan Doumit available: Minnesota Twins OF Denard Span (hamstring) is back in the lineup Friday, May 18, after missing three games. C Ryan Doumit (calf)...[+] took batting practice and will be available as a pinch hitter.
• 5/18 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Wei-Yin Chen lacks hype, but has plenty of pitching talent. (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under...
• 5/14 Baseball Musings: Accenuate the Positive: Jim Souhan notes a number of positives developments in the Twins season: The bullpen has generally performed well. Opponents were...
• 5/6 FanSided: Assessing the Twins' trade bait:   [caption id="attachment_7427" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Be ready to hear Denard Span's name in the...
• 5/2 PaulLebowitz.com: The Twins As League Tomato Can: First it was the Red Sox and now it’s the Angels. Two teams with high preseason expectations and off to atrocious and scrutiny-laced...

• 4/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/26: While most of New England's eyes were watching the Boston Bruins eventually fall to the Washington Capitals in overtime last...
• 4/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/26: While most of New England's eyes were watching the Boston Bruins eventually fall to the Washington Capitals in overtime last...
• 4/25 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/24: After ending their five game losing streak last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series against the Minnesota Twins...
• 4/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/24: Up is down. Left is right. Daniel Bard got his first win of the season out of the bullpen. Wait, what? Yup, that's how things...
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/24: After ending their five game losing streak last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series against the Minnesota Twins...
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/24: Up is down. Left is right. Daniel Bard got his first win of the season out of the bullpen. Wait, what? Yup, that's how things...
• 4/23 Fragile Freddy's: Game Fifteen Recap: BOS – 120 000 201 – 6 – 12 – 2MIN – 000 410 000 – 5 – 8 – 0 It was a bit hairy but the Boston Red Sox picked up...
• 4/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/23: After being rained out last night at home, the Boston Red Sox take to the road for a seven game road trip. Tonight, they'll...
• 4/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/23: After being rained out last night at home, the Boston Red Sox take to the road for a seven game road trip. Tonight, they'll...
• 4/23 NY Baseball Digest: Andy Pettitte, Michael Pineda, and the Latest on the Yanks Rotation: The setback to Michael Pineda this past weekend where he was shut down after only 15 pitches on Saturday, along with the recent...
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit drives in two runsMinnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit went 1-for-2 with two RBIs against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, April 22....[+] Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit went 1-for-2 with two RBIs against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, April 22.
• 4/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): One pitch makes all the difference: At one point last night, Phil Hughes actually had a pretty solid start going. After giving up four runs in the first inning,...
• 4/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Hughes: Far from a good outing, but some positives: Phil Hughes‘ start on Thursday night started off terribly as he allowed four unearned runs in the 1st inning following...
• 4/19 My Pinstripes: Grandy Trifecta Bails Out Hughes: When Curtis Granderson was struggling during the 2010 season, my Dad kept telling me how awful he was;what a mistake the trade...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit collects four RBIsMinnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBIs against the New York Yankees Thursday, April 19....[+] Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBIs against the New York Yankees Thursday, April 19.
• 4/18 The "Mc" Effect: Free Agents Don't Help Pirates Offensively: Clint Barmes and Rod Barajas have been just awful at the plate this season after coming to Pittsburgh with somewhat high hopes...
• 4/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game eleven – Sabathia for seven?: The New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins are set for Game 2 of their series tonight at Yankee Stadium III. Both teams will...
• 4/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees drop opener to Twins 7-3: Raise your hand if you thought Carl Pavano and Freddy Garcia would have themselves a pitching duel Thursday night. Now put...
• 4/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game ten – up against those M & M men: The New York Yankees continue their first homestand with a serious opening game against the Minnesota Twins. As Gabe wrote...
• 4/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Twins players might be on the hot seat after rough start: Look, it’s important not to overreact to the first series of the season. Just last year, two teams (Milwaukee, Tampa) got...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ben Revere to play Saturday: Minnesota Twins OF Ben Revere will bat eighth and play right field against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, April 7. OF/C Ryan...[+] Doumit, who started in right field Friday, is getting the day off because he is expected to catch Sunday, April 8.
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit starts in RF: Minnesota Twins OF Ryan Doumit made the start in right field and he batted sixth in manager Ron Gardenhire's opening day lineup...[+] Friday, April 6, against the Baltimore Orioles. He was hitless in four at-bats with two strikeouts. In the sixth inning, Doumit failed to make a grab near the wall while looking into the sun. 'That ball was in the deepest part of the field, right at the wall, middle part of the sun right in his face,' Gardenhire said. 'A really tough play.'
• 4/5 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Season Projections: Infield: The Pittsburgh Pirates had one of the worst offenses in the major leagues in 2011. That’s no secret. Their .244 team average...
• 4/4 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Season Projections: Outfield: The Pittsburgh Pirates had one of the worst offenses in the major leagues in 2011. That’s no secret. Their .244 team average...
• 4/4 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates Preview: Here we are, baseball season is coming up in a matter of hours and the 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates will be taking the field hoping...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: Terry Ryan returned as Twins GM, attempting to keep his team afloat by dabbling in the middle of the free agent pool. Major...

• 3/31 FanSided: Twins Send Drew Butera to Minors: [caption id="attachment_7276" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Drew Butera will not make the Opening Day Roster. Photo...
• 3/30 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Riding the Pine in Head-to-Head Leagues: Head to head leagues are a completely different monster when it comes to building a fantasy baseball team, and requires you to...
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Target Field: Where homers go to die: Target Field opened in 2010, and the expectations were high. Coming off yet another short American League Division Series appearance...
• 3/30 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates locked up star center fielder Andrew McCutchen and added some decent veterans to the infield and rotation. Major...
• 3/23 The "Mc" Effect: How Many Home Runs Will Rod Barajas Hit?: The Pirates hit 107 home runs last year. That was good for 27th in the league, worse than everybody except the Twins, Astros,...
• 3/20 The Baseball Page: Season Preview Minnesota TwinsSeason Preview Minnesota Twins...
• 3/20 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Pittsburgh Pirates: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Two Minnesota Twins questions for 2012: Hello, baseball fans. My name is Andrew Walter. For just over a year, I have been running a Minnesota Twins baseball blog, Twins...
• 3/13 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Minnesota Twins: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/9 MLB Dirt: 2012 Minnesota Twins Preview2012 Minnesota Twins Preview...
• 3/6 Puckett's Pond: 2012 Projections – Ryan Doumit: Credit: Charles LeClaire-USPRESSWIRE The Pittsburgh Pirate’s recent contract extension with Andrew McCutchen demonstrates...
• 3/6 The "Mc" Effect: 2012 Position Previews - Catcher: Getting into some 2012 position by position previews. Starting behind the dish at catcher.After losing Ryan Doumit and Chris...
• 3/1 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 21 - Minnesota Twins: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...

• 2/29 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Season Preview: Could This Be The Year?: Generally, when the fanbase of a professional sports team asks itself “Could this be the year?” prior to the beginning...
• 2/28 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS A.L.-Only Results: Catchers: In the hopes of getting you ready for your auctions, today marks the beginning of my position-by-position rundown of the results...
• 2/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit takes part in OF drills: Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit took part in outfield drills Sunday, Feb. 26, for the first time this spring. Doumit, who is expected...[+] to see time behind the plate and as the designated hitter, has appeared in 60 career games in the outfield.
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit to be DH: Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit will serve as the team's regular designated hitter this year, according to manager Ron Gardenhire....[+] He will also see time at first base, catcher and right field. C Joe Mauer and 1B Justin Morneau will also DH at times.
• 2/21 Baseball Musings: Changes, Minnesota Twins: Ryan Doumit gives the Twins depth behind the plate. Photo: Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI The Minnesota Twins finished the 2011 season...
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Likely to keep three catchers: The Minnesota Twins are expected to take three catchers with them to start the regular season. Cs Joe Mauer and Ryan Doumit are...[+] locks, while Cs Drew Butera is the favorite to be the third man. C J.R. Towles will challenge Butera for a job.
• 2/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Are the Dodgers Going To Have the Weakest Catching Situation in Baseball?: All of us love A.J. Ellis around here. How can you not? He’s the kind of guy you always root for, because after having been...
• 2/5 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Lannan, Bourjos, Cespedes, Vazquez: Jason Varitek is facing a very difficult decision, and the catcher has been considering the very difficult reality of retirement,...

• 1/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Blog Swap: Pittsburgh Pirates:   By Mike Brandyberry It appears I have one last blog swap in me before handing the reigns back over to Matt Van Wormer...
• 1/18 Puckett's Pond: 2012 Projections – Ben Revere: The Twins are pretty set around the infield and behind the plate.  Sure, there are questions about health and durability, but...
• 1/6 Puckett's Pond: MLB Deathmatch: Drew Butera vs JR Towles: This offseason, the Minnesota Twins brought in J.R. Towles to compete with Drew Butera for the 3rd string catching job behind...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Teams For Remaining Designated Hitters: Johnny Damon, Vladimir Guerrero, Hideki Matsui, Magglio Ordonez and Luke Scott highlight the list of unsigned designated...
• 1/2 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins January Moves: November and December were two very busy months for the Twins. For a team that normally tends to wait until later in the offseason...
• 1/1 The "Mc" Effect: New Year, Same Pirates?: Happy New Year to everybody out there. Despite the flawed logic of New Years Resolutions, now is as good a time as any to make...

• 12/28 Puckett's Pond: How is Terry Ryan Doing So Far?: With 2011 drawing to a close, Terry Ryan has had about seven weeks back on the job as the Twins GM. So, how’s he doing?...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Twins To Sign Jason Marquis: The Twins announced that they have agreed to sign right-handed starter Jason Marquis to a one-year, $3MM contract. Ken Rosenthal...
• 12/16 Call to the Pen: Minnesota Twins sign Josh Willingham: Terry Ryan has done it again. After adding Ryan Doumit, TR signed outfielder Josh Willingham to a three-year deal worth $21 million;...
• 12/15 This is Getting Old: Steve Pearce Joins Ryan Doumit in Minnesota: That’s right the Steve Pearce era in Pittsburgh has officially come to an end. Pearce has apparently signed a minor league...
• 12/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Even With Willingham, the Twins Have a Long Road: Twins GM Terry Ryan is making intelligent acquisitions to address some of the issues that caused the Twins to fall from being...
• 12/13 B-R Blog: B-R: HoF Candidate – Vinny Castilla: Vinny Castilla Vinicio (Soria) Castilla Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 6' 1", Weight:...
• 12/12 House of the Bluebird: The New Mr. Unnapreciated: Photo by Keith Allison licensed under Creative CommonsDuring the 2011 season in a article that was never ended...
• 12/12 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 Minnesota Twins preview: Trying to get out of the cellar: The second year at Target Field was not a successful one. The Twins finished last in the division for the first time in a decade....
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Arbitration Offer Decisions: 37 free agents were offered arbitration in November, but Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Reyes, Heath Bell, Rod Barajas, Clint...
• 12/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Arrrgh! Here come the Pirates off-season preview: The 2011 Pirates played winning baseball for the first few months of the season. They even added veteran bats in Ryan Ludwick...

• 11/30 Puckett's Pond: Negative Nancy (Part 2): I’ve been trying to be more positive about the 2012 Twins.  It is not always easy, especially after a 2011 season in which...
• 11/29 Puckett's Pond: Reviving the Mauer/Ramos Platoon Idea: Remember how excited we all were when Wilson Ramos came up to the big leagues? Ramos banged out seven hits in his first two games,...
• 11/28 Blog Red Machine: Missed Opportunity:   Several months ago, as the trade deadline approached, I suggested on June 9th the Reds should make the move and trade to...
• 11/27 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/20/11 - 11/26/11: It's time to take a look back at the week that was with MLBTR's Week In Review.. This week Major League Baseball announced...
• 11/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Terry Ryan’s Back: If there had been any doubt as to the new direction of the Minnesota Twins under new/old GM Terry Ryan, that was dispatched with...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Looking To Acquire A Closer: Glen Perkins doesn't have the experience to pitch the ninth inning for the Twins in 2012, GM Terry Ryan told reporters on...
• 11/23 This is Getting Old: 2011 Pirates Redux – Catcher Edition: Alright so this one should be pretty easy as the Buccos have really addressed this position. The Pirates lost Ryan Doumit and...
• 11/23 Puckett's Pond: What Still Needs to be Done?: By their normal standards the Twins have had a very busy November so far. They’ve added free agents Ryan Doumit and Jamey...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: National League Free Agent Arbitration Offers: 10 National League teams have free agent arbitration offer decisions to make today, and we'll update them in this post in advance...
• 11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit deal officialThe Minnesota Twins made their one-year, $3 million deal with C Ryan Doumit official Wednesday, Nov. 23....[+] The Minnesota Twins made their one-year, $3 million deal with C Ryan Doumit official Wednesday, Nov. 23.
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mariners | Were interested in Ryan DoumitThe Seattle Mariners were interested in signing C Ryan Doumit before he struck a deal with the Minnesota Twins....[+] The Seattle Mariners were interested in signing C Ryan Doumit before he struck a deal with the Minnesota Twins.
• 11/20 SoDo Mojo: The case for doing a whole lot of not much: This article comes by way of Maqman. A friend of many Mariner community blogs and a frequent, if not daily, commenter on this...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/13/11 - 11/19/11: Here's a look back at what's been a busy week at MLBTR: Lots of news regarding the CBA and the future structure of baseball....
• 11/20 Puckett's Pond: Ryan Doumit inks a one-year deal with the Twins: Friday morning I hopped onto a jet and took a trip from my Miami home up to Jacksonville, FL to take care of some work related...
• 11/19 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Rangers, Lachemann, Mariners: Four years ago today, the Angels traded Orlando Cabrera to the White Sox for Jon Garland. The right-hander pitched to a 4.90...
• 11/19 Operation Shutdown: Doumit Signs with Twins: Today the Minnesota Twins added catching depth behind Joe Mauer by signing former Pirate Ryan Doumit.  Doumit agreed to...
• 11/19 Baseball Analytics: Ryan Doumit's Catch-22: Minnesota Twins signed C(?)/1B/DH/OF Ryan Doumit to a one-year, $3 million deal with possible performance incentives. Possessing...
• 11/19 Call to the Pen: Doumit Chooses Twins: Terry Ryan is continuing to make low-cost signings, as the Minnesota Twins inked catcher Ryan Doumit to a one-year deal worth...
• 11/19 FanSided: 2012 MLB Free Agents: Twins Sign Ryan Doumit: Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com is reporting that Ryan Doumit and the Minnesota Twins have reached a one-year, $3 million agreement. ...
• 11/18 Puckett's Pond: New Twins and a Full 40 Man Roster: Twins Territory is abuzz with the exciting news that the Twins have signed Jason Bulger! Just kidding. The buzz is actually due...
• 11/18 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Way: Another long week of baseball off-season and still no real movement. Unless if you consider the Minnesota Twins signing Ryan Doumit...
• 11/18 Phillies Nation: Schneider and Finances, Fits, Familiarity, Focus: The re-signing of Brian Schneider wasn’t the “sexiest” move the Phillies could have made. It really just maintains the status...
• 11/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Twins sign Ryan Doumit: tweeted: That’s a surprisingly low amount for Doumit, who you’d think will be much more valuable in the American...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Twins To Sign Ryan Doumit : The Twins agreed to sign Ryan Doumit to a one-year deal, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick and Doumit's agency, Sosnick/Cobbe...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Ryan Doumit Expects To Make Decision Today: Free agent catcher Ryan Doumit is expected to make a decision about his next team today, and he's down to two AL clubs according...
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Ryan Doumit down to two teams: Free-agent C Ryan Doumit (Pirates) is deciding between two American League teams, and he is expected to make his decision at some...[+] point Friday, Nov. 18.
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit to be backup: Minnesota Twins C Ryan Doumit is expected to back up C Joe Mauer next year, but Doumit will also serve as the designated hitter...[+] and will play in the corner outfield spots.
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Ryan Doumit agrees to terms: The Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms with free-agent C Ryan Doumit (Pirates) on a one-year deal worth $3 million pending a...[+] physical. The deal also includes undisclosed performance bonuses.
• 11/18 Phillies Nation: Dr. Strangeglove: Albert Camus and the Backup Catcher: Mother died today. -Opening line of Albert Camus’ The Stranger The Phillies re-signed backup catcher Brian Schneider yesterday....
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Ryan Doumit idle: Updating previous reports, free-agent C Ryan Doumit (Pirates) was believed to be close to a deal with an undisclosed team, but...[+] he is taking more time to assess his options.
• 11/16 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Pittsburgh Pirates: 72-90, 4th place, 24 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Each day...
• 11/16 Phillies Nation: Free Agency: Hamels, Cespedes, Backup Catchers: –Once and for all Cole Hamels IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE. Just felt I had to make that clear because the rumors – nay,...
• 11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Interested In Doumit, Willingham: The Twins spoke to agent Matt Sosnick today and expressed interest in Ryan Doumit and Josh Willingham, two of his clients, says...
• 11/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Looking at Josh Willingham, Ryan Doumit: The Minnesota Twins have contacted Matt Sosnick, the agent for free-agent OF Josh Willingham (Athletics) and C Ryan Doumit (Pirates)....[+] The team hasn't made any offers, and both players are unlikely to sign until sometime in early December. The team will likely intensify their pursuit of both Willingham and Doumit if they can't re-sign OFs Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel.
• 11/15 NY Baseball Digest: Quick Yankee Hot Stove Notes: Here are some quick rumblings that I am hearing. - C.J. Wilson‘s agent has never demanded more than a four year deal. The...
• 11/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Another Day, Another Rumor: Dodgers Reportedly Interested in Matt Treanor: Ken Gurnick at Dodgers.com: The Dodgers’ search for a veteran catcher apparently has turned to Matt Treanor, who split time...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Reach Agreement With Mark Ellis: Check another item off the Dodgers' winter to-do list, as the team reached an agreement with second baseman Mark Ellis on a two-year,...
• 11/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ryan Doumit turns down deal: Free-agent C Ryan Doumit (Pirates) reportedly turned down a one-year deal worth just under $3 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers...[+] Sunday, Nov. 13.
• 11/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So It Seems the Dodgers Are In On Ryan Doumit: According to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, anyway: Source close to #Dodgers says team offered C Ryan Doumit 1-year...
• 11/13 MLBTradeRumors: Doumit Turned Down Dodgers Offer: The Dodgers offered free agent catcher Ryan Doumit a one-year deal for just under $3MM and the catcher turned it down, a source...
• 11/13 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/6/11 - 11/12/11: With the hot stove heating up, it's time to take a look back at the week that was.. After a rumored four-year, $44MM deal...
• 11/13 Giants Nirvana: MLB Players and Owners Could Soon Reach Agreement on New Labor Deal: Players and owners are close to finalizing a new labor deal that would bring significant changes to MLB, particularly when it...
• 11/13 Halos Heaven: Will Ryan Doumit Catch a Halo?: The big talk today is that Catcher Ryan Doumit has been offered a contract by a few clubs and...
• 11/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Ryan Doumit receives two more offers: Free-agent C Ryan Doumit (Pirates) is expected to sign a deal within the next few days, his agent said Saturday, Nov. 12. He received...[+] two more offers Saturday from unspecified clubs, although he has one deal on the table from an NL team. It is believed he'll receive more interest from American League clubs due to the designated hitter rule, since he is viewed as a poor defensive catcher.
• 11/12 MLBTradeRumors: Ryan Doumit Drawing Interest, Could Sign Soon: Ryan Doumit, who was already weighing multiple contract offers, received offers from two more teams today, tweets ESPN.com's...
• 11/10 Baseball Analytics: Bucs Add Powerful, OBP-Challenged Barajas: Earlier this offseason, the Pirates declined options on both Chris Snyder ($6.75 million, $750K buyout) and Ryan Doumit (a combined...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Aoki, Cespedes, Pirates, Doumit: The Royals acquired Vin Mazzaro from the Athletics for David DeJesus on this date last year. A few days ago, Kansas City acquired...
• 11/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates sign Rod Barajas: The Bucs made a bit of early noise early on in free agency, signing catcher Rod Barajas to a one year deal for $4 million, plus...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Sign Rod Barajas: The Pirates announced that they signed catcher Rod Barajas to a one-year deal that includes a team option for 2013. Barajas...
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Ryan Doumit expected to sign soon: Free-agent C Ryan Doumit (Pirates) has numerous offers from other teams and is expected to sign a deal by the end of this month....[+] Doumit is looking for a one-year contract.
• 11/6 Operation Shutdown: We're back, Some Quick Hits: The Pirates have announced today that they will not bring back SS Ronny Cedeno, P Paul Maholm, and catchers Ryan Doumit and...
• 11/6 Operation Shutdown: Bucs Top Astros in the Rain: Raise the Jolly Roger! Bucs win 3-1!WP: James McDonald (9-7)LP: Henry Sosa (2-3)S: Joel Hanrahan (35)James McDonald was called...
• 11/6 Operation Shutdown: Recap: Former Pirate Gets the W: Pirates fall to LA 6-4 WP: Dana Eveland (1-0) LP: Brad Lincoln (1-1) S: Kenley Jansen (3) The Dodgers got off to an early lead,...
• 11/6 Operation Shutdown: Recap: Nightmare of the Bottom: Pirates lose 2-0WP: J.A. Happ (5-15)LP: James McDonald (8-7)S: Mark MelanconYes, the title is a Carter IV reference. But it...
• 11/6 Motor City Bengals: Fun With Free Agents: Part 5 (Backstops): It’s a long offseason. Time to continue the speculation, dreaming, or whatever you want to call this wonderful process:...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/30/11 - 11/5/11: Tonight is the deadline to enter your picks in MLBTR's Free Agent contest, so be sure to get them in for your chance to win your...
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Doumit, Barmes, Krivsky: The Twins started their offseason by claiming a pair of pitchers off waivers earlier this week. Let's round up the latest from...
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Tigers, Doumit, Blue Jays, Oliver: Steve Carlton of the Phillies won his third career Cy Young Award on this day in 1980. The left-hander would go on to win a fourth...
• 11/4 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Yes, it is already that time of year.  As of right now, over 150 players have already filed for free agency.  Among that group...
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Designated Hitters: Supply always seems to exceed demand for designated hitters. Only 14 jobs exist, which tends to create a late-developing buyers'...
• 11/3 This is Getting Old: Four Pirates Qualify as Type B Free Agents:   Four Pirates free agents have qualified for Type B status. These guys range in terms of risk but in my opinion the Pirates...
• 11/2 Stealing First Base: Blowout Watch 2011: Brewers 8, Pirates 1, Pirates 9, Brewers 2: Well, this is a weird blowout watch to write. A double header, both games blowouts, both won by the opposite team. The first game...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Rumors: Nathan, Cuddyer, Kubel, Slowey: The latest Twins rumors, courtesy of ESPN 1500's Phil Mackey... Joe Nathan's top priority is to pitch for a winning team...
• 11/1 Baseball Reality Tour: All Free Agent Team: It's that time of year again. Warming up the hot stove, it's time for the All Free Agent Team. Since the end of the World...
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Cardinals, Pirates, Astros: Here's the latest on the Cubs and here's a look ahead to the Cardinals' offseason. Now for some notes from the rest of the division... Cardinals...
• 11/1 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season preview: Free agent position players: This is the third in my off-season preview series. This time, I look at the free agent market for position players. There are...

• 10/31 Operation Shutdown: We're back, Some Quick Hits: The Pirates have announced today that they will not bring back SS Ronny Cedeno, P Paul Maholm, and catchers Ryan Doumit and...
• 10/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Five Bucs sent to AAA: The Pirates declined four options this morning, sending Ronny Cedeno, Paul Maholm, Ryan Doumit, and Chris Snyder into the free...
• 10/31 The "Mc" Effect: Ronny Cedeno vs. Replacements: The Pirates declined Ronny Cedeno's option today, which has generated some serious buzz among Pirate fans. It has especially...
• 10/31 The "Mc" Effect: E6 - Pirates Decline Cedeno's Option: Unbelievable. Everyone expected the Pirates to pass on the options of Paul Maholm and Ryan Doumit, but now the news comes out...
• 10/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates decline options for Cedeno, Maholm Doumit, Snyder: We knew that Paul Maholm, Ryan Doumit, and Chris Snyder were likely gone…but Ronny Cedeno too? That one is a surprise…and...
• 10/31 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Decline Options On Maholm, Snyder, Doumit, Cedeno: The Pirates announced today they've declined club options on Paul Maholm, Chris Snyder, Ryan Doumit, and Ronny Cedeno. The...
• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pirates, CBA, Cubs, Royals: Some late-night links on this Saturday night ... The Pirates are considering exercising shortstop Ronny Cedeno's $3MM 2012...
• 10/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: Offseason Decisions, Part 1: Now that the 2011 season is officially over for everyone, it’s time to dive back into Pirates offseason talk! Neal Huntington...
• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Left Fielders: The Indians, Twins, Athletics, Braves, Padres and Giants could find themselves pursuing left fielders this offseason. Here's a...
• 10/24 Rising Apple: Potential Off-Season Targets: Ryan Doumit: With the 2011 season over, the old saying, “There’s always next season,” instantly becomes all Mets fan’s credo. But before...
• 10/24 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For First Basemen: The Orioles, Rays, Blue Jays, Indians, Cubs, Brewers, Pirates, Cardinals, and Dodgers could be in the market for first base help...
• 10/23 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/16/11 - 10/22/11: With Game Four of the World Series in progress, let's take a look back at the week that was.. On Friday night, the Red Sox...
• 10/23 Phillies Nation: Odds and Ends: Kuo, Doumit: -As MLBTradeRumors.com pointed out yesterday, Hong-Chih Kuo is likely to be a non-tender candidate after a rough year with the...
• 10/23 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Pujols, Pirates, Astros: Let's turn our attention to the National League Central where we lead off with, who else, Albert Pujols.. If there was any...
• 10/23 Bay City Ball: Adding clankmitt catchers: I know it’s still early for rosterbation posts, but Pirates GM, Neal Huntington, recently stated that the Pirates are going...
• 10/21 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates To Decline Options On Synder, Doumit: General manager Neal Huntington said that the Pirates intend to decline club options for Ryan Doumit and Chris Snyder after the...
• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates have money to spend this offseason, but their team has more holes than free agency can possibly fill. Guaranteed...
• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Catchers: The Rays, Angels, Pirates, and Twins may seek help at catcher this winter, and none of the available players will be expensive...
• 10/18 The "Mc" Effect: Ryan Doumit vs. Michael McKenry: Ryan Doumit is a hot topic this Pirates offseason. There is very little doubt in my mind that Doumit has played his last game...
• 10/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So Where’s That Big Bat Coming From?: Once again, Ned Colletti speaks, and once again, he’s talking about the need for the Dodgers to go out and get some offense,...

• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Doumit, Snyder, Ohlendorf: The latest from the Bucs, who are looking to keep their streak of losing seasons from reaching 20 next year... The Pirates...
• 9/28 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Cubs, Cordero, Pirates, Barmes: The Astros are playing spoiler against a former bitter rival of theirs tonight, as they try to halt the Cardinals’ improbable...
• 9/27 The "Mc" Effect: The Ryan Doumit Thing: I am going to be talking a ton about Ryan Doumit in upcoming weeks and months. For this post, I am going to leave numbers out...
• 9/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Walkoff > Save: Joel Hanrahan had a chance to pick up his 40th save tonight, but blew it. Instead, he ended up with his first win. Obviously it’s...
• 9/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Back to normal: Well, it was nice to have a good version of Ross Ohlendorf around…for one game. Ross followed up his brilliant outing last...
• 9/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Dealing in the Desert: Even though the games don’t really hold any significance at this point, it still feels great to see the Bucs play a complete...
• 9/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: Late night mess: Not a very good late night performance by the Bucs this time, as they dropped a painful game that drifted well into the night....
• 9/16 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 150 Recap - Pirates 6, Dodgers 2: Ross Ohlendorf hit a three-run home run and pitched seven innings of four hit baseball and the Pirates picked up their 68th win...
• 9/16 The "Mc" Effect: I Like Ryan Doumit: I'm trying this new thing where I'm going to post a bunch of really short posts with short thoughts and comments. This one is...
• 9/16 Raise the Jolly Roger: Ross the Boss…Really!: What a night for Ross Ohlendorf! Ross has been having a rough year, to put things nicely. After stirring the pot by winning an...
• 9/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Catching confusion: Pirates (67-82) at Dodgers (73-75) 10:10 PM EST–Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 9/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: Frustration: A couple losses jump right out off the top of my head in terms of the most frustrating all season. There’s Jerry Meals of...
• 9/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pedro the hero: In a game that saw (by my count) 39 players used, how ironic is it that Pedro Ciriaco was the one stepping to the plate with 2...
• 9/12 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 147 Recap - Pirates 6, Cardinals 5: It has been some time since I have been on the blog for the Pirates. Turns out that a vacation back to Pittsburgh and a college...
• 9/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: Swept by the Fish: As most of Pittsburgh watched the Steelers get blown out, the Bucs didn’t perform a whole lot better. James McDonald looked...
• 9/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Cutch crushes Astros: The Bucs came out on top of a weird, homer-filled game to take the series against the Astros – their second straight series...
• 9/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: At least no-one saw it: The Bucs lost a stinker of a game Tuesday night, falling 4-1 as the Astros evened the series heading into tomorrow’s highly...
• 9/5 Operation Shutdown: Bucs Top Astros in the Rain: Raise the Jolly Roger! Bucs win 3-1!WP: James McDonald (9-7)LP: Henry Sosa (2-3)S: Joel Hanrahan (35)James McDonald was called...
• 9/5 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 141 Recap - Pirates 3, Astros 1: The Pirates did something today that they couldn’t do the entire week last week and that is beat the Astros. It took a really...
• 9/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs beat Astros and the rain: The Bucs were able to defeat the Astros this afternoon despite all the rain at PNC Park, sneaking the game in after an hour delay...
• 9/5 Operation Shutdown: Recap: Former Pirate Gets the W: Pirates fall to LA 6-4 WP: Dana Eveland (1-0) LP: Brad Lincoln (1-1) S: Kenley Jansen (3) The Dodgers got off to an early lead,...
• 9/5 Operation Shutdown: Recap: Nightmare of the Bottom: Pirates lose 2-0WP: J.A. Happ (5-15)LP: James McDonald (8-7)S: Mark MelanconYes, the title is a Carter IV reference. But it...
• 9/5 Operation Shutdown: Recap: No Electric Stuff, Bucs Lose: Bucs lose, 8-4 WP: Edwin Jackson (10-9) LP: Charlie Morton (9-7) Well, the game started out with Jose Tabata getting plunked on...
• 9/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: Rock Bottom, Part 326: In front of 4,487 fans, the Bucs were flat-out dreadful yet again as they dropped their fifth in a row in Thursday’s one-game-homestand/series/rain...
• 9/1 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game Day 137 - Dodgers 6, Pirates 4: Another game, another loss for the Pirates. Due to the fact that I actually have a job I wasn’t able to watch the game and it...
• 9/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dana Eveland Ships Casey Blake to China: There’s so much news today that the fact that the Dodgers won 6-4 over Pittsburgh in today’s rare one-game stop almost...
• 9/1 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Dodgers (Series Are We Really Going To Makes This Up?): Wow, there isn’t a whole lot worse than getting swept by the freaking Astros.  It’s not going to get any easier either...

• 8/30 Giants Nirvana: Giants News and Notes: Eric Surkamp, Brandon Crawford, Brian Wilson: Jon Morosi says the Giants are among the most active teams on the trade market right now, and are looking for bullpen help and...
• 8/30 MLBTradeRumors: Morosi On Giants, Braves, Berkman: Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports has been tweeting up a storm today... The Giants are among the most active teams on the trade...
• 8/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: A big whiff: Sigh Wandy Rodriguez struck out a career-high 13 in 7 innings (the Bucs finished with 16 K’s on the night).  That didn’t...
• 8/29 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Astros (Series Forty Four) – Sorry No Preview: Due to work obligations in relation to Hurricane Irene I did not have time to work on a preview this week.  I hope to return...
• 8/28 The "Mc" Effect: An Early Look At 2012: After a very exciting first half of the 2011 season, the Pirates have fallen back under .500 with little hope of getting...
• 8/26 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 131 Recap - Cardinals 5, Pirates 4: Maybe it is just me, but I find it amazingly hard to watch a game when the St. Louis Cardinals are playing. They are just so...
• 8/26 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 130 Recap - Cardinals 8, Pirates 4: Tough times for my computer. It went on the DL on Monday with a virus and it is expected to be back in the lineup tonight. What...
• 8/26 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 128 Recap - Brewers 11, Pirates 4: Well there really isn't too much to be surprised about in the third game of the series. I guess you could be surprised that Josh...
• 8/26 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 126 & 127 Recap - Pirates 1-9, Brewers 8-2: Well in all honesty I didn't get to watch any of either game tonight. I have been out of state traveling and working all day that...
• 8/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Cardinals: Pirates (61-69) at Cardinals (68-63) 8:15 PM EST–Busch Stadium, St. Louis Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 8/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: Clubbed by the Cards: The Bucs did not start their long road trip off on the right foot, competing early but falling short in the late innings to St....
• 8/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bossed around: It was not a very good return from the DL for Ross Ohlendorf. Ross pitched a scoreless first, and looked like he was on the wrong...
• 8/23 Stealing First Base: Blowout Watch 2011: Brewers 8, Pirates 1, Pirates 9, Brewers 2: Well, this is a weird blowout watch to write. A double header, both games blowouts, both won by the opposite team. The first game...
• 8/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Best split ever: A doubleheader split has never felt so good. Game 1 was a typical Pirates-Brewers game. Jeff Karstens pitched pretty well, but...
• 8/22 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Split Double Header With Brewers: After getting embarassed in the first game of the double header by the score of 8-1 and falling to 0-9 on the season against Milwaukee,...
• 8/22 Raise the Jolly Roger: The worst way to lose: Man, what an awful way to lose a game and a series. The Bucs really should have swept the Reds, and instead Cinci was able to...
• 8/21 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Brewers (Series Forty Two): Ugh, snatching defeat from the Jaws of Victory.  Something I know all too well from this stupid streak the Pirates have had most...
• 8/21 B-R Blog: Joe Mauer and catchers splitting time in right field: The other day, Joe Mauer made his first career start (and appearance of any sort) in right field for the Twins. He did well, although...
• 8/19 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Reds (Series Forty One): A series win and a day off.  Two things the Pirates, and really I, desperately needed.  The Pirates are really holding their...
• 8/17 C70 At The Bat: Nailing the Coffin:  It's strange seeing the season end in mid-August.Even last year, with a team that faded down the stretch, there was that...
• 8/16 C70 At The Bat: Egg Laying: According to the Wikipedia entry, the northern cardinal lays eggs between two and four times a year.  Which is funny,...
• 8/16 The "Mc" Effect: Ryan Doumit Shows Up | Pirates 6 Cardinals 2: James McDonald went all 2nd Half MVP on us and basically shut down the Cardinals for 5.2 innings tonight. He gave up just 2 runs,...
• 8/15 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 120 Recap - Pirates 6, Cardinals 2: When Xavier Paul leads off the bottom of the first inning with a home run you know good things are probably going to happen...
• 8/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: Doumit clubs Cards: A day after Michael McKenry‘s miscue played a crucial role in the Bucs dropping another game, Ryan Doumit made a bit of...
• 8/15 Baseball Musings: Wider Central: The Brewers won their fourth game in a row as a triple play helped them defeat the Dodgers 3-0. Ryan Braun hit his 23rd home run,...
• 8/15 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Cardinals (Series Forty):   Okay then, the Pirates can’t win against the Brewers.  Moving right along on the Pirates torturous futility tour...
• 8/13 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 118 Recap - Brewers 1, Pirates 0: Another game at Miller Park for the Pirates and another loss on the books. This one was of a much different variety as Kevin...
• 8/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: Same old story: Ugh. I am sick of the Pirates going into Milwaukee and getting blown away. I’m sick of seeing the Brewers dancing all over...
• 8/12 The "Mc" Effect: What Current Pirates Did In The Minor Leagues: For some reason, a question popped into my head this morning. That question was, how did the players currently playing for the...
• 8/11 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Brewers (Series Thirty Nine):   I had a feeling the Pirates were going to take that series.  The Giants just seemed ripe for the picking and the matchups...
• 8/10 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 115 Recap - Giants 6, Pirates 0: The Pirates could not string together enough hits and wasted a solid pitching performance from James McDonald in a 6-0 loss in...
• 8/7 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Giants (Series Thirty Eight):   Hey!  Clint used Joel Hanrahan in a non-save situation.  Too bad it was down four runs instead of when the game was on...
• 8/7 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 113 Recap - Padres 7, Pirates 3: If things were at the low point after getting blown out in the last two nights then things are defiantly at rock bottom after...
• 8/7 The "Mc" Effect: The Real Value Of Ryan Doumit: The Pittsburgh Pirates have had a lot of question marks in their lineup for the last several years. Most recently one of the biggest...
• 8/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Padres at Pirates: Padres (49-64) at Pirates (54-57) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, 4 San Diego,...
• 8/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: I’m asking nicely. Please make it stop: Yet another game it looked like the Pirates had a good chance to win…and another excruciating loss as a result – this...
• 8/5 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 111 Recap - Padres 15, Pirates 5: Just another awful game at PNC Park as the Padres just put the smack down on the Pirates to the tune of 15-5 in front of a full...
• 8/5 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Padres (Series Thirty Seven): I can’t believe what I witnessed.  I think this little stretch should effectively end any talk of Clint Hurdle as manager...
• 8/5 The "Mc" Effect: Blew Another One | Cubs 7 Pirates 6: All the talk tonight has been about Clint Hurdle and his poor game management. It's hard not to agree with the criticism when...
• 8/3 The "Mc" Effect: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Bunting: The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their 6th straight game tonight, and have fallen quite a ways since being in first place in the National...
• 8/3 The "Mc" Effect: Morton Strong, Offense Not | Cubs 1 Pirates 0: Charlie Morton was back in full force tonight, pitching 7 shut out innings and striking out 7. It was a great start for Morton...
• 8/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: Six in a row: 6 in a row and 6.5 back. I don’t really want to talk that much about it. This was an incredibly frustrating game. Charlie...
• 8/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Cubs at Pirates: Cubs (45-65) at Pirates (54-54) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, CSN+ Enough...
• 8/2 Buccos Buzz: Ryan Doumit Advancing Rehab, Michael McKenry Injury Update: The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the promotion of catcher Ryan Doumit to the team’s AAA affiliate. Doumit has been...
• 8/2 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Injury Updates: Jose Tabata, Ryan Doumit, Evan Meek, etc: I just wanted to provide all my readers with some updated information on all of the Pirates’ players currently on the disabled...

• 7/31 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 106 Recap - Phillies 6, Pirates 5 (10 innings): You know I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night and this morning I had to get up and do laundry. There aren’t many things...
• 7/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Second straight Sunday salvage attempt: Pirates (54-51) at Phillies (67-39) 1:35 PM EST–Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 7/30 Stealing First Base: What’s still out there for the Pirates?: As the trade deadline approaches, the calls for the Pirates to add a “bat” to their lineup to produce more offense...
• 7/26 Buccos Buzz: Ryan Doumit Advancing Rehab, Michael McKenry Injury Update: The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the promotion of catcher Ryan Doumit to the team’s AAA affiliate. Doumit has been...
• 7/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Injury updates: Ronny returns: The Bucs will shuffle their roster a bit more before the St. Louis weekend series opens up tomorrow night: The Jason Grilli signing...
• 7/20 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Injury Updates: Jose Tabata, Ryan Doumit, Evan Meek, etc: I just wanted to provide all my readers with some updated information on all of the Pirates’ players currently on the disabled...
• 7/14 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates First Half Recap; Second Half Predictions: The date is July 14th, 2011. Here’s a look at the National League Central standings: RNK          TEAM        ...
• 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates, Angels Discussed Jones For Mathis Swap: The Pirates and Angels had serious discussions about a trade that would have sent Garrett Jones to Anaheim for Jeff Mathis,...
• 7/6 Stealing First Base: How should the Pirates divvy out playing time in the near future?: The Pirates have had a lot of injuries this season. This, we know. In fact, let’s take a look at the list of players currently...
• 7/6 Stealing First Base: How should the Pirates divvy out playing time in the near future?: The Pirates have had a lot of injuries this season. This, we know. In fact, let’s take a look at the list of players currently...
• 7/6 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Considering Summer Acquisitions: The 45-41 Pirates are in second place in the NL Central and, for the first time in a long time, they could be buyers this summer....
• 7/4 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Astros (Series Twenty Nine): First off Happy Fourth to all of you Americans out there!  Most of all Happy Fourth to all the soldiers and veterans who make...
• 7/2 Stealing First Base: There’s something about this team: What is it about the 2011 Pirates that keeps me so interested? Their win over the Orioles today was nothing special. There was...

• 6/27 The "Mc" Effect: Sabermetric Update: Here at The "Mc" Effect, I like to give my Pittsburgh Pirate fan readers a different view of the team and their performance. To...
• 6/23 SawxBlog: There’s something about this team: What is it about the 2011 Pirates that keeps me so interested? Their win over the Orioles today was nothing special. There was...
• 6/18 The "Mc" Effect: No Bats At The Bottom: The Pittsburgh Pirates tied their longest win streak of the season from MOnday through Thursday by winning 4 straight games. However,...
• 6/14 Through The Fence Baseball: A letter to Pirates GM Neal Huntington: Dear Mr. Huntington, Over the past couple of days, you’ve made a few moves (or lack thereof) that have caused a little bit...
• 6/13 Mastersball.com: Bucs Acquire McKenry: In what looks like a minor move on the surface, the Pirates acquired Michael McKenry from the Red Sox for a player to be named...
• 6/13 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Acquire Catcher From Red Sox: The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox have worked out a deal that will send AAA Pawtucket catcher Mike McKenry to Pittsburgh....
• 6/13 SawxBlog: So about this whole offensive situation: The Pirates have a really terrible offense. That’s normally a true statement, but lately it’s been extra true. This...
• 6/13 mlbreports.com : Pirates Acquire Michael McKenry: Tonight Dejan Kovacevic broke news that the Pirates have reached a deal with the Boston Red Sox for AAA catcher Michael McKenry....
• 6/12 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Acquire McKenry From Red Sox: The Pirates have acquired catcher Mike McKenry in a trade with the Red Sox, a source tells Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pittsburgh...
• 6/11 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: N.L. Week 10 June 13-June 19: News and Notes.Freddy Sanchez.  Sanchez dislocated his shoulder.  He will be out long-term and you will need to find...
• 6/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: Catching crisis: Chris Snyder‘s season might be over. Ryan Doumit is not coming back until late July at the earliest. Jason Jaramillo is...
• 6/9 mlbreports.com : Game 62 Recap: Diamondbacks 2, Pirates 0: It was another game of the offense going silent to waste a really good pitching performance from Jeff Karstens as the Pirates...
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Looking For Catching Help, Fox Claim Unlikely: As if Ryan Doumit's fractured ankle wasn't enough, today the Pirates learned that catcher Chris Snyder will need surgery to...
• 6/9 Buccos Buzz: McCutchen Walk-Off Puts Pirates at .500; Alvarez Re-Injured: Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Doesn’t matter, I’ll give you the bad: Third baseman Pedro Alvarez...
• 6/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Still sweep-less: The Pirates couldn’t complete the sweep of the hated Phillies and get back to .500 today. 2 out of 3 from the first place...

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Lyles, Reyes, Doumit: Here's the latest from around the NL Central, with an emphasis Jordan Lyles. The Astros' right-hander debuted against the Cubs...
• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Timetable for Ryan Doumit unknown: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (ankle) was diagnosed with a 'non-displaced fracture of his left ankle without significant ligament...[+] damage' Tuesday, May 31. It will be at least a month until his status could move to week-to-week.
• 5/30 Buccos Buzz: Pirates Sustain Injuries, Can’t Complete Sweep of Cubs: The Pittsburgh Pirates made a few roster moves today to accommodate injuries suffered during the team’s series with the...
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit placed on DLThe Pittsburgh Pirates have placed C Ryan Doumit (ankle) on the 15-day disabled list with a left ankle sprain....[+] The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed C Ryan Doumit (ankle) on the 15-day disabled list with a left ankle sprain.
• 5/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Injury news and callups: Steve Pearce is headed to the DL with tightness in his right calf. That’s a really tough break for Steve, who heads to the...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit on crutches after game: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (ankle) has not been placed on the 15-day disabled list yet, but he was seen on walking with...[+] crutches after the game Sunday, May 29. He is expected to head back to Pittsburgh for an MRI.
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit leaves game early: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (ankle) left the game early Sunday, May 29, after suffering a left ankle injury. The severity...[+] of the injury is not known at this point.
• 5/29 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Batters Count Analysis: The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't been great at the plate this year, and that's probably an understatement. Currently we are 50 games...
• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Galarraga, Thome, Red Sox: Links for Sunday, as John Danks takes the mound in Toronto in search of his first win of 2011.... Armando Galarraga wasn't...
• 5/27 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (22-26) @ Chicago Cubs (22-26): The Cubs have gotten off to a good start on this 9-game home stand. They need to get as close to .500 as they can during this...
• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: On-Base Problems And Possible Solutions: As a group, MLB players tend to reach base approximately one third of the time, but this year has been different. It has been...
• 5/23 Through The Fence Baseball: What could have been with the Pirates and Jose Bautista: Every time Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a home run, I shake my head and cringe a little on the inside. On Saturday...
• 5/22 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs still not picking up Paul: As they usually do when Paul Maholm is on the mound, the Pirates’ bats went silent today and they failed to sweep the series....
• 5/22 The "Mc" Effect: Streak Stopper | Tigers 2 Pirates 0: Rick Porcello went all Charlie Morton on the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday afternoon and snapped the home team's winning streak...
• 5/22 The "Mc" Effect: Win-Streaking: The Pittsburgh Pirates have won 4 games in a row. Kevin Correia earned his 6th victory of the year in front of a sell-out crowd...
• 5/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Hit parade at PNC: Wow, what a blast this game was. Pitching, defense, offense…the Bucs did it all and most definitely started interleague...
• 5/20 The "Mc" Effect: Unexpected Production: Doumit, Cedeno On Fire: Two of the least-liked Pittsburgh Pirates players going into this year were Ryan Doumit and Ronny Cedeno. Apparently these two...
• 5/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Sweep! 2011 Reds = 2010 Cubs?: The Bucs completed a two-game sweep of the Reds today, improving to 5-1 against the defending division champs–all in Cincinnati....
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit homersPittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit clubbed his fourth home run of the season in a victory Thursday, May 19....[+] Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit clubbed his fourth home run of the season in a victory Thursday, May 19.
• 5/19 SawxBlog: What should the Pirates do with Alex Presley?: Something has got to give with Alex Presley, and it’s got to give soon. The outfielder is in AAA tearing the cover off the...
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: If The Pirates Become Sellers: The Pirates haven't finished above .500 since 1992, back when Jose Tabata was a toddler.  They've lost six in a row, so that...
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Neil Walker, Ryan Doumit moved in lineup: Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Neil Walker was switched to third in the lineup Saturday, May 14, against the Milwaukee Brewers, while C...[+] Ryan Doumit moved to fourth. Manager Clint Hurdle indicated more changes might be coming.
• 5/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: Enough is enough: Once again, the Pirates found themselves locked in a close game with the hated Milwaukee Brewers late Saturday afternoon. And...
• 5/11 Fire Brand of the American League: Red Sox Look to Molina?: According to the Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Red Sox have made contact with the Bengie Molina camp. “While the Red Sox...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit starts third straight game: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit was in manager Clint Hurdle's starting lineup for the third consecutive game Tuesday, May 10....[+] C Chris Snyder is still considered the primary catcher, but Doumit is batting .333 with 11 RBIs over his past 16 games, so Hurdle is going with the hot hand.
• 5/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: History has been made, or something like that: Yes, it’s May 9th. Yes, there are 127 games to go this season. And yes, the Pirates have actually been in this position...
• 5/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Head Further Into the Darkness: The funny part is, what was a pretty solid start from Chad Billingsley is going to get lost in a sea of poor bullpen work, bad...
• 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit to see time in RF?: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit has been working out on defense in right field over the past few days, and he might be used there....[+] Doumit started behind the plate Sunday, May 8, and went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, his third clout of the season. Doumit's homer was also the 50th of his career, putting him in a tie for third-place among catchers in franchise history.
• 5/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: .500!!! Go Crazy!!!: How appropriate that Ryan Doumit saved the Pirates on Mother’s Day: It was indeed a happy Mother’s Day at PNC Park,...
• 5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Still Considering Catching Options: The Red Sox have made contact with Bengie Molina, but aren't ready to move on him yet, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports....
• 5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit getting used to new role: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit said Friday, May 6, that he is getting used to his role as a part-time player, although he has...[+] no intentions of that being a long-term solution. 'I can't tell you how pleased I am with the job that Doumit and (C Chris Snyder) have done together, selflessly, in working with the staff and playing the games they've been asked to play,' manager Clint Hurdle said. Doumit has hit .280 over the past 10 games, including seven starts, since Snyder came off the 15-day disabled list.
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wheeler, Doumit, Relegation: The legendary Cy Young threw a perfect game against the Philadelphia Athletics on this date in 1904.  The perfecto was one of...
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit launches grand slam: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit went 2-for-3 with a grand slam, walk and four RBIs Wednesday, May 4, against the San Diego Padres....[+] Doumit entered play on a 3-for-18 (.167) slide dating back to April 16.
• 5/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: More road domination: The Bucs won ANOTHER road series (that’s 5 now, one MORE than all of last season) behind the ultimate road warrior –...
• 5/3 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Heating Up: The Pittsburgh Pirates have not been able to string together more than 2 consecutive wins so far in 2011, but something is telling...

• 4/28 Buccos Buzz: Defensive Mistakes Cost Pirates Series With Champs; Team Notes: The Pittsburgh Pirates could have easily swept their series with the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. The Bucs lost...
• 4/28 22gigantes.com: The sweet 'song of victory: Ryan Vogelsong (1-0), starting his first game since 2004 while with the Pirates, tossed 5.2 effective innings and Aaron Rowand...
• 4/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: Same old story…kinda: Ryan Vogelsong pitched in a game at PNC Park, and the Pirates lost. Nothing new there, right? Of course…Vogelsong was in...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit catchingPittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit is giving C Chris Snyder the day off Thursday, April 28....[+] Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit is giving C Chris Snyder the day off Thursday, April 28.
• 4/24 The "Mc" Effect: Can't String Em Together | Nationals 6 Pirates 3: The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their 12th game of the 2011 season today as they fell to the Nationals in the 2nd game of the 3 game...
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Dodgers, Upton, Doumit, Red Sox: Do not expect Dodgers owner Frank McCourt to go quietly into the night, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.  The McCourt-Bud...
• 4/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: Hot start at home: The Bucs broke out of their slump and used a big first inning to take down the Nationals, starting this (delayed) homestand off...
• 4/19 Buccos Buzz: Pirates Throw Second Complete Game in Four Days: Just days after Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton opened the team’s series against the Cincinnati Reds with a complete...
• 4/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Tigers @ A’s Game 16: 2:28PM PDT: Paul from Hayward gets the “Ask Glen and Ray” question and asks (and I kid you not) “what is a crooked...
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | No specific plan at catcher: Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle did not lay out a specific plan at the catcher position with C Chris Snyder (back) activated...[+] from the 15-day disabled list, reports Jenifer Langosch, of MLB.com. Snyder was activated after the game Wednesday, April 13, and he started Thursday, April 14, going 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout. C Ryan Doumit appeared as a pinch hitter and walked in his only appearance.
• 4/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: A pitcher’s duel turned bad: PNC Park was virtually empty and completely lifeless on Wednesday night, and the Bucco offense responded accordingly. Shaun Marcum...
• 4/11 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Pittsburgh Pirates: The 2012 Contract Issues series kicks off with a look at the Pirates. Eligible For Free Agency (1) First baseman Lyle Overbay...
• 4/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: Back to square one: James McDonald put the Bucs in an early hole on Sunday. They climbed out, but still weren’t able to get the W. The loss...
• 4/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bullpen blows it: After throwing 11.1 scoreless innings last night, the bullpen was due to surrender something tonight. After Charlie Morton went...
• 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit swats his first homer: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit went 2-for-3 with a double and his first home run of the season Saturday, April 9, against the...[+] Colorado Rockies.
• 4/8 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Flier - Chris Iannetta: Iannetta may have passed mediocreCoors Field is for hitters what Petco is for Pitchers.  You're never as good anywhere else...
• 4/7 Fungoes.net: Sabermetric post-game notes: Pirates 3, Cardinals 1: Team R RC TB BB Pirates 3 6.7 18 2 Cardinals 1 2.5 10 2   Individual Performances Pirates Cardinals Starting-pitcher...
• 4/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: Road warriors: The Pirates just won two series in a row for the first time since 2007. They opened the year with two straight road series wins...
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit shaken up: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (head) received medical attention after being hit in the side of the head by a swing from St....[+] Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina Wednesday, April 6, but stayed in the game, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/6 Buccos Buzz: Pirates Meet Chris Carpenter in Deciding Game: The Pittsburgh Pirates look to rebound after a tough 4-3 loss at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals last night. A win today...
• 4/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit to catch first two games against St. Louis : Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle prefers C Ryan Doumit behind the plate with C Chris Snyder (back) on the shelf to begin...[+] the year because of his experience, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel. Doumit will be behind the plate for the first two games against the St. Louis Cardinals this week after C Jason Jaramillo caught Sunday, April 3.
• 4/3 Buccos Buzz: Pirates at Cubs Game 3: Andrew McCutchen Scratched From Lineup: Pittsburgh Pirates center fielderAndrew McCutchen has a double and a home run in seven at bats while batting third in the order...
• 4/3 Buccos Buzz: Reliable Veterans Blow Lead for Bucs: Well, better to get that first loss out of the way in game two than game 162. The Pirates again turned in a solid overall outing...
• 4/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: Starting off with a bang: Wow. Admit it. When Pedro Alvarez bobbled that Starlin Castro hot shot in the bottom of the first, then airmailed a throw a few...
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Opening Day lineup : The Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day lineup Friday, April 1 will be as follows: OF Jose Tabata, 2B Neil Walker, OF Andrew McCutchen,...[+] 1B Lyle Overbay, 3B Pedro Alvarez, C Ryan Doumit, OF Garrett Jones, SS Ronny Cedeno and P Kevin Correia.
• 4/1 Buccos Buzz: Pirates’, Cubs’ Opening Day Lineups: The lineups and batting orders for the first game of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Opening Series against the Cubs have been announced....
• 4/1 Obstructed View: Series (and NL Central Team) Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) at Chicago Cubs (0-0): It's baseball time! Since the Pirates are the last team we have left to do and the first team the Cubs play, we're going to combine...
• 4/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: OPENING DAY GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Cubs: Pirates (0-0) at Cubs (0-0) 2:20 PM EST–Wrigley Field, Chicago Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, WGN It’s...

• 3/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates Preview: On the way up: It’s not easy to identify a “rock bottom” of the Pirates’ 18-season losing streak, but you could certainly...
• 3/30 Buccos Buzz: As Opening Day Lurks, Pirates’ Roster Essentially Set: With potential bench candidate Josh Fields officially traded to the Colorado Rockies and reliever Chris Leroux optioned to AAA...
• 3/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: Michael Crotta makes team, roster essentially set: A source says that Michael Crotta has made the club after a strong spring. Good for Crotta – the sinkerballer quietly worked...
• 3/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Chris Snyder likely to start on DL: Updating a previous report, Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said Sunday, March 27, that C Chris Snyder (back)...[+] is 'very probable' to start the regular season on the 15-day disabled list, reports Jenifer Langosch, of MLB.com. That's good news for Cs Ryan Doumit and Jason Jaramillo.
• 3/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: News and notes: Debate over a backup shortstop: The big point of discussion Sunday was the decision to send Pedro Ciriaco to AAA, which means Rule 5 pick Josh Rodriguez has made...
• 3/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 5, Rays 4: Here’s the box. On the mound: Paul Maholm was OK in his final spring start, going 5 innings and allowing 3 runs on 5 hits...
• 3/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: Rays 9, Pirates 5: Here’s the box. On the mound: Charlie Morton didn’t have a great outing, allowing 5 runs in 5 innings on 5 hits, 3...
• 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Doumit, Bowker, Rodriguez, McCutchen: The Pirates optioned Daniel McCutchen to Triple-A and reassigned Sean Gallagher, Tyler Yates, Wyatt Toregas and Josh Fields to...
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Won't release Ryan Doumit: A Pittsburgh Pirates source said the team will not release C/OF Ryan Doumit if a trade can't be worked out, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's...[+] Rob Biertempfel reports. Doumit still have offensive value to the team.
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Shopping Ryan Doumit: The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to shop C Ryan Doumit this spring but have not been able to generate any interest from other clubs,...[+] according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.
• 3/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: Astros 10, Pirates 6: Here’s the box. On the mound: Brian Burres had his first subpar outing of the spring, allowing 6 runs on 10 hits in 5 innings....
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Phillies, Marlins, Young, Morgan, Astros: As ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark points out, the Phillies’ decision to sign Luis Castillo suggests they aren’t overly optimistic...
• 3/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 3, Astros 1: Here’s the box. On the mound: Charlie Morton!!!! 6 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 5 K’s. Mr. “Electric Stuff”...
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit to play Grapefruit action Friday: Updating a previous item, MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch reports Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (oblique) is scheduled to return...[+] to Grapefruit League action Friday, March 18, against the Philadelphia Phillies. Doumit, who last played on March 8, went 3-for-4 with a homer and double in a minor league game on Thursday, March 17, and he experienced no discomfort in the area where he had a minor oblique strain. Doumit also participated in batting practice and fielding drills at McKechnie Field again that morning.
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit to return Thursday: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (oblique) will be back on the field Thursday, March 17, where he’ll see approximately six plate...[+] appearances in a minor league game, according to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com. '(I) feel just fine,' said Doumit. 'I knew it was nothing to begin with.'
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | More on Ryan Doumit: Updating an earlier report, Pittsburgh Pirates C/OF Ryan Doumit (oblique) said he'll take seven at-bats in a minor league game...[+] Thursday, March 17, and return this weekend, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Dejan Kovacevic reports.
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit update: Updating previous reports, Pittsburgh Pirates C/OF Ryan Doumit (oblique) did fielding drills Wednesday, March 16, the Pittsburgh...[+] Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel reports.
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Midseason Trade Candidates: National League: We outlined our American League trade candidates here; let's head over to the National League. The Mets and Pirates strike me...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Would-Be Walk Years: If not for an extension widely expected to be signed with the Red Sox, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez would be entering his walk...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit swings Monday: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (oblique) took dry swings Monday, March 14, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch. Doumit will...[+] be re-evaluated Wednesday, March 16.
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit update: Updating previous reports, Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (oblique) took dry swings in the cage Monday, March 14, the Pittsburgh...[+] Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel reports.
• 3/12 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: Could The Angels And Astros Be A Match?: Recently, after learning of Jason Castro's season-ending injury, Astros owner Drayton McLane reportedly decided that the club...
• 3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit dealing with injury: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (oblique) has been diagnosed with a strained right oblique after visiting a doctor Friday, March...[+] 11, according to MLB.com's Evan Drellich. Doumit will be re-evaluated Wednesday, March 16, and is unlikely to play before then. He said that he doesn't think the injury is serious. Doumit is just 3-for-17 with three RBIs this spring.
• 3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | More on Ryan Doumit: Updating previous reports, Pittsburgh Pirates C/OF Ryan Doumit (oblique) said his mild oblique injury feels like a bee sting,...[+] and he'll only miss a day or two, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel reports.
• 3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit nursing sore oblique: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (oblique) was held out of the lineup Thursday, March 10, and he has been scratched for the Grapefruit...[+] League game Friday, March 11, due to a sore right oblique, reports Jenifer Langosch, of MLB.com. Doumit experienced soreness in his right oblique during batting practice Thursday.
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: Who Could Be Released This Month?: With certain contracts, there comes a time when a team would prefer to pay the player to go away and free up a roster spot. ...
• 3/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Twins: Pirates (5-6) at Twins (6-3) 1:05 PM EST–Hammond Stadium, Fort Myers Here is the MLB.com Gameday Audio on Pirates.com On...
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Astros Willing To Stretch Payroll For Catcher Addition: Though the Astros are already $2MM over their 2011 payroll target, owner Drayton McLane and GM Ed Wade met yesterday "to set financial...
• 3/6 Fantasy Sports Information: Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 22nd Round: Edinson Volquez is ready for a comeback season and fantasy owners need to nab him up in the later rounds. The Reds have already...
• 3/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 4, Phillies 3: Here’s the box. At the plate: Neil Walker hit a 2-run homer, his first of the spring. Lyle Overbay, John Bowker, and Ryan...
• 3/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Phillies: Pirates (4-4) at Phillies (4-3) 1:05 PM EST–Bright House Field, Clearwater Here is the MLB.com Gameday Audio on Pirates.com...
• 3/4 MLBTradeRumors: The Astros' Catching Options: Jason Castro's 2011 season came to a quick end when the news broke that Castro had suffered a torn ACL in his right knee.  The...
• 3/2 Raise the Jolly Roger: Twins 4, Pirates 2: Here’s the box. At the plate: Jose Tabata went 3 for 3 with a double and a stolen base. Pedro Alvarez, Steve Pearce, and...
• 3/1 B-R Blog: Brett Carroll: Getting Hit at a Historic Rate: Despite only coming to the plate 90 times in 2010, the Marlin's Brett Carroll managed to get  hit by 7 pitches.  In MLB history...

• 2/28 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Split Split-Squad Games: The Pittsburgh Pirates were 1-1 in Spring Training entering today. The team will end the day with the same .500 winning percentage....
• 2/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 10, Rays 3: Here’s the box. On the mound: Kevin Correia didn’t start off his Pirates career too well, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits...
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wainwright, Cardinals, White Sox, Rockies: Links for Sunday afternoon as we mourn the passing of Dodgers legend Duke Snider.. In a piece for Fangraphs, Jonah Keri weighs...
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates GM: Ryan Doumit Talks Have Quieted: Pirates GM Neal Huntington says that the trade talk surrounding Ryan Doumit has "kind of died" for now, writes Rob Biertempfel...
• 2/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Rays…again: Rays (1-0) at Pirates (0-1) 1:05 PM EST–McKechnie Field, Bradenton Here is the MLB.com Gameday Radio: WPGB / Pirates Radio...
• 2/26 Buccos Buzz: Battle for Rotation Spot Begins: The Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 9-5 in today’s Spring Training game. Both teams fielded what could resemble...
• 2/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Rays: Pirates (0-0) at Rays (0-0) 1:05 PM EST–Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte Here is the MLB.com Gameday Radio: WPGB Now...
• 2/24 Baseball Press: Not With a Ten-Foot Pole: First Basemen: Adam Lind is hoping to rebound and post numbers from 2009. (Getty)With fantasy drafts hitting full stride over the next few weeks,...
• 2/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: An early guess at the Opening Day roster: With workouts under way and discussions about roster positioning starting to heat up, I figured I’d take a shot and see...
• 2/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Trading Ryan Doumit still possible: Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington indicated that there is still a chance that the team trades C Ryan Doumit before...[+] the regular season, reports Jenifer Langosch, of MLB.com.
• 2/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Manuel, Doumit, Twins, A's: Some links to check out as you celebrate Valentine's Day... Phillies manager Charlie Manuel says he won't want to discuss...
• 2/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Kevin Correia, SP: two years, $8MM. Club...
• 2/12 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: D'Backs, Doumit, Wagner, Marlins: Chuck Tanner, manager of Pittsburgh's last World Series championship team, passed away today at age 81.  Tanner played eight...
• 2/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Chris Snyder to be primary catcher: Pittsburgh Pirates C Chris Snyder will be the team's primary catcher this year, with C Ryan Doumit assured a bench spot, according...[+] to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch. Doumit can also play the outfield from time to time.
• 2/7 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Ranking the Catchers Part 2: The rest;6. Carlos Santana 2010 .260 23 6 22 3 Projected .248 59 29 72 3Expectations are high for the Indians backstop who...

• 1/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: Minicamp notes: Julio, no-shows, Hurdle: Stuff from Day 1 down in Bradenton: The Bucs signed reliever Jorge Julio to a minor league deal (but did not invite him to major...
• 1/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: Time to go camping…unless you’re a catcher: The Pirates begin minicamp today in Bradenton. Don’t get me wrong – I’m glad that we will have real, live baseball...

• 12/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Reviewing every Pirates win in 2010: June: Instead of a typical “Year in Review” post or series, I was planning on doing a quick post on the “Best wins” of 2010...
• 12/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Reviewing every Pirates win in 2010: May: Instead of a typical “Year in Review” post or series, I was planning on doing a quick post on the “Best wins” of 2010...
• 12/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Reviewing my “2010 Bold Predictions”: Boy, this should be fun. This is based on what I wrote on a partially serious (but mostly humorous) outlook for the coming year,...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Roundup: Remaining Team Needs: Some teams have completed their offseason shopping, and lots of deals still lie ahead for others. Here's a summary of the remaining...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Free Agent Bats For 2012-13 Offseason: Last week we looked at starting pitchers who could reach free agency after the 2012 season.  Today, let's see which bats might...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Team Needs: We looked at the NL East earlier; now it's time to examine the remaining needs of NL Central clubs. Cubs: Starting pitcher. ...
• 12/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs sign Garrett Atkins, claim Aaron Thompson: In addition to trading for minor leaguer Corey Wimberly earlier in the day, the Bucs made a few more notable moves today. First,...
• 12/17 Pittsburgh Lumber Co: Why Overbay’s signing should not keep Bowker, Pearce off the field: Many Pirates fans were angry when the team signed Lyle Overbay earlier this week, because he will likely take playing time from...
• 12/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Looking to deal Ryan Doumit: The Pittsburgh Pirates are increasing their efforts to trade C/1B Ryan Doumit, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel...[+] reports.
• 12/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: Now starting at first base…Lyle Overbay?: Yep. The Pirates signed the 34-year old lefty to a one year, $5 million contract Tuesday, making yet another addition to the heap...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Sign Lyle Overbay: The Pirates signed first baseman Lyle Overbay to a one-year deal, the team announced.  The statement from GM Neal Huntington: "Lyle...
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Garrett Jones likely to move to outfield: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Garrett Jones is likely to move to a corner outfield spot next year that will include competition from OFs...[+] Jose Tabata, Matt Diaz and possibly Ryan Doumit, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi.
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Talking With Lyle Overbay: The Pirates have been talking with free agent first baseman Lyle Overbay, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  He says it's...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At The Catching Market: Victor Martinez, John Buck, A.J. Pierzynski, Miguel Olivo and Yorvit Torrealba have all agreed to multiyear deals this offseason...
• 12/8 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Matt Diaz signs with the Pirates: Diaz should have a chance at more playing time in Pittsburgh. (AP) The Winter Meetings are in full swing and the MLB Hot...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Rumors: Colon, Amezaga: The Pirates appear to have added Kevin Correia, Matt Diaz, and possibly Scott Olsen at the Winter Meetings, and they're not done. ...
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Out of running for Hisashi Iwakuma: The Oakland Athletics failed to reach agreement on a contract with pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma during the allotted 30-day negotiating...[+] period that ended Monday, sending him back to his Japanese club, according to The Associated Press.
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Looking to deal Ryan Doumit: The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to deal OF Ryan Doumit during the winter meetings or shortly after, according to Dejan Kovacevic...[+] of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
• 12/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates to sign Matt Diaz: Ken Rosenthal tweets that the Bucs have reached a two-year deal with 32-year old corner outfielder Matt Diaz. Atlanta non-tendered...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Rumors: Kawakami, Brendan Ryan: The latest on the Pirates: The Pirates have shown some interest in Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami, reports MLB.com's Jenifer...

• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Huntington On Rotation, Doumit, McCutchen: Pittsburgh GM Neal Huntington describes the market for available starters as "thin," but says the Pirates "need" to upgrade their...
• 11/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: Fun with free agents: It’s that time of the year…we get to wildly speculate about various players who the Pirates are supposedly “showing...
• 11/10 Jason's Baseball Blog: Fantasy Rankings in Review – Catchers: Back in February, I took my first shot at attempting to rank players for fantasy purposes. After a full season, I thought it wise...
• 11/10 Pittsburgh Lumber Co: 2011 ZiPS projections: I’m a few days late on this, but Dan Szymborski released the 2011 ZiPS projections for Pirates players on Sunday. There is...

• 10/23 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Payroll Commitments: With the 2010-2011 offseason drawing closer, we're going to start hearing more and more about how much each team is able to spend...
• 10/16 Pittsburgh Lumber Co: 18 years of losing: Now that the season is officially over, here is a graph to visually display just how bad the Pirates were this year. The green...
• 10/5 Pittsburgh Lumber Co: 18 years of losing: Now that the season is officially over, here is a graph to visually display just how bad the Pirates were this year. The green...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Market For Catchers: Trading a catcher this offseason won't be easy, because there are plenty of free agents and many teams are going young.  We analyzed...
• 10/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: How else would it end? [Pirates 2 Marlins 5]: 57-105, folks. The Pirates finished the season in typical fashion, with a sloppy road loss. A Dan Uggla homer in the first inning...

• 9/27 MLBTradeRumors: First Base Options For The Pirates: Pirates GM Neal Huntington recently expressed interest in finding a platoon partner for Garrett Jones at first base next year,...
• 9/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: A feel-good win [Astros 4 Pirates 6]: I said earlier today that I really wanted Zach Duke to come up with one of his patented random amazing outings to go out on a...
• 9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: LaRue, Martin, Ortiz, Minaya: On this date four years ago, Trevor Hoffman set a new career saves mark when he retired Ryan Doumit, Jose Bautista, and Freddy...
• 9/24 Pirates Property: Inside the Pirates-Cardinals Series: The Skinny: The Bumbling Bucs  won a season-high five games after taking the first two against St. Louis, but that streak came...
• 9/22 Raise the Jolly Roger: Season-long win streak [Cardinals 2 Pirates 5]: Just one of the many, many tidbits people have been constantly digging up about just how bad 2010 has been for the Pittsburgh...
• 9/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Walk-off winners [Diamondbacks 3 Pirates 4]: The Pirates returned home from a pretty dismal trip to New York, and responded with an exciting victory over the next-worst team...
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Pitching, McDonald, Jones, Doumit: Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette touched on several Buc-related hot stove topics in an online chat with fans. ...
• 9/5 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 23): Neil Walker should not be on the wire. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar fantasy players...
• 9/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit snaps out of slump Friday: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs against the Washington Nationals Friday, Sept. 3, according...[+] to The Associated Press. Entering the game, Doumit was batting only .215 in 20 games since being activated from the disabled list.
• 9/1 Call to the Pen: Call-Ups: Pittsburgh Pirates and Brandon Moss: Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball...

• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Seeking Catching Help This Offseason: The Marlins are "strongly considering moving in another direction at catcher" this offseason, reports MLB.com's Joe Frisaro. ...
• 8/30 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 29: Home Run of the Day: Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves (Trot Time: ?? seconds) [video] A walk-off home run where the batter spends...
• 8/30 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 29: Home Run of the Day: Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves (Trot Time: ?? seconds) [video] A walk-off home run where the batter spends...
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Three players homer in Sunday loss: Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Neil Walker, 2B Delwyn Young and OF Ryan Doumit all homered Sunday, Aug. 29, in an 8-4 loss to the Milwaukee...[+] Brewers, according to The Associated Press.
• 8/22 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 20: This is up pretty late tonight, so it's going to be brief. I'm busy entertaining some guests this weekend, so the post may be...
• 8/21 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 20: This is up pretty late tonight, so it's going to be brief. I'm busy entertaining some guests this weekend, so the post may be...
• 8/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit, Andrew McCutchen homer Wednesday: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Ryan Doumit and OF Andrew McCutchen each hit solo homers Wednesday, Aug. 18, in a 3-2 loss to the Florida...[+] Marlins, according to Associated Press writer Alan Robinson.
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Victor Martinez: Joe Mauer nearly became the prize of the 2010-11 offseason, but $184MM later, he’s a Twin for the foreseeable future and Victor...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit starts in right Wednesday: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit received his first start of the year in right field Wednesday, Aug. 11, according to MLB.com's...[+] Jenifer Langosch. 'He's ready to go,' manager John Russell said. 'Having his bat in the lineup can hopefully help us score some runs. It will be a little new out there even though he's done it before. It's going to take him a few more games to start feeling more comfortable. I know he's excited to get out there.' There is also a chance Doumit could see more work at first base, too.
• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Morrow, Goodnight, Guillen, Delgado: Some links to check out as Brandon Morrow just misses no-hitting the Rays... Morrow told FOX Sports' Jim Bowden (Twitter...
• 8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit activated from disabled list: Confirming previous reports, the Pittsburgh Pirates have activated C/OF Ryan Doumit (concussion) from the 15-day disabled list,...[+] according to USAToday.com.
• 8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: Week in Review – July 19 to July 25: If the Playoffs Started Today Tampa Bay Rays (59-38) vs. Texas Rangers (58-41) Chicago White Sox (53-44) vs. New York Yankees...
• 8/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit returning Saturday: Pittsburgh Pirates C/OF Ryan Doumit (concussion) is likely to return from the disabled list Saturday, Aug. 7, MLB.com's Jenifer...[+] Langosch reports. It'll be a challenge to find him playing time with C Chris Snyder expected to receive the majority of the time behind the plate.
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit rehabs Tuesday: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (concussion) went 0-for-4 in his second rehab game with Triple-A Indianapolis Tuesday, Aug. 3,...[+] according to MLB.com's Zach Schonbrun.
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Trade Candidates: NL Central: The NL Central picture: the Reds and Cardinals are in the race, and the Brewers, Astros, Cubs, and Pirates are out.  Waiver trade...
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit update: Pittsburgh Pirates C/OF Ryan Doumit (concussion) began his rehab assignment as the designated hitter for Triple-A Indianapolis...[+] Monday, Aug. 2, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Chuck Finder reports. He's set to play right field Tuesday, Aug. 3, and Thursday, Aug. 5, and may come off the disabled list after that.
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Bullpen, Payroll, Doumit: Pirates GM Neal Huntington talked about the state of the club following the Trade Deadline on his radio show this afternoon. ...
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit to begin rehab assignment Monday: Updating previous reports, Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis Monday, Aug....[+] 2, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch. He is eligible to be activated from the disabled list Friday, Aug. 6.

• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Low Impact Swaps Take 2: Chris Snyder is the biggest winner in the 5 man swap. (AP) Just to save readers from having to click on several articles...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Chris Snyder to serve as primary catcher: Pittsburgh Pirates C Chris Snyder will serve as the team's No. 1 catcher, according to John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus. C/OF...[+] Ryan Doumit will serve as the backup catcher and occasionally play right field in place of OF Lastings Milledge.
• 7/31 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - NL-Only (Week 18): Jay's high BAbip should not scare owners away. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the...
• 7/31 Call to the Pen: D’backs/Pirates Trade: Chris Snyder, Ryan Church, Bobby Crosby, and More: Well, this is certainly strange. The majority of July trades involve rebuilding teams sending veterans to contenders for prospects....
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Acquire Chris Snyder In Five-Player Deal: Diamondbacks interim GM Jerry Dipoto further dismantled his team today, sending catcher Chris Snyder, Triple A shortstop Pedro...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates, D'Backs Agree On Chris Snyder Trade: 9:55am: The Pirates will also receive a minor leaguer in the deal, reports MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch.  So it's Snyder, a minor...
• 7/31 The UpperCard Network: Pirates Acquire Chris Snyder: The Pirates have acquired Diamondbacks backup catcher Chris Snyder according to various reports. With the Pirates everyday catcher...
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit expected to go on rehab assignment: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (concussion) is expected to go on a minor league rehab assignment near the end of two weeks,...[+] and he is expected to resume light physical exertion early next week, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Chuck Finder.
• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit unlikely to be traded: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (concussion) is now unlikely to be traded after landing on the disabled list Thursday, July 22,...[+] with a concussion, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch.
• 7/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit to DL: The Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Ryan Doumit (concussion) on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, July 22, with a concussion, according...[+] to The Sports Network.
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit leaves game early Wednesday: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (illness) left the game early Wednesday, July 21, after feeling light-headed and nauseated, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He was replaced by C Erik Kratz.
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit still primary catcher: Pittsburgh Pirates manager John Russell confirmed that C Ryan Doumit is still the team's primary catcher despite the addition...[+] of C Erik Kratz to the roster, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel. 'Ryan is still our everyday guy,' Russell said. 'He's going to get the majority of the playing time.'
• 7/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Addressing the Yankees' areas of weakness: The Bench: Aside from the bullpen, the most frequently maligned aspect of nearly every Yankee team of the aughts was the bench. The excuse...
• 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: The Trade Market For Catchers: One team has a clear need for catching depth and a few others could upgrade behind the plate. Here's a look at some teams that...

• 6/19 B-R Blog: Ryan Howard’s 4 extra-base hits: Yesterday Ryan Howard had 4 extra base hits in the Phillies' game against the Twins. Here are the most recent players to have...
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit starts at first Thursday: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (concussion) made his first start at first base Thursday, June 10, since May 14 of 2007, according...[+] to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel. Doumit sat out the previous two games with concussion-like symptoms. Manager John Russell said the earliest Doumit would be back behind the plate is Sunday, June 13.
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit, Ryan Church could DH this weekend: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit and OF Ryan Church are the candidates to serve as the designated hitter during Interleague Play...[+] this weekend, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel.
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Power Bats: Several contenders could use a boost in the slugging department, especially the Padres and A's.  Let's take a look at potentially...
• 6/9 WalkOff Walk: Please Stop Tinkling on Stephen Strasburg's Parade: The Pittsburgh Pirates are not a good team. Heck, I had irrationally lofty hopes for them this season when I opined they'd finish...
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit sits: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit (concussion) was out of the lineup Tuesday, June 8, with concussion-like symptoms, The Associated...[+] Press reports. He's likely to miss two or three games, according to manager John Russell.
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit has the day offPittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit has the day off Monday, June 7, the team's official Twitter page reports. ...[+] Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit has the day off Monday, June 7, the team's official Twitter page reports.
• 6/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit drives in four runs Saturday: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and four RBIs against the San Francisco Giants Saturday,...[+] June 5, according to The Associated Press.
• 6/6 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 5: Home Run of the Day: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees (Trot Time: 20.65 seconds) [video] When in doubt, go with the greats....
• 6/6 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 5: Home Run of the Day: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees (Trot Time: 20.65 seconds) [video] When in doubt, go with the greats....
• 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: When To Expect Top Prospects: From now on, teams that call prospects up to make their major league debuts no longer have to worry that those players will go...

• 5/26 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: May 25: Home Run of the Day: Milton Bradley, Seattle Mariners (Trot Time: 22.23 seconds) [video] I kind of like Milton Bradley. I...
• 5/26 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: May 25: Home Run of the Day: Milton Bradley, Seattle Mariners (Trot Time: 22.23 seconds) [video] I kind of like Milton Bradley. I...
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit's solo homer wins Tuesday game: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit hit a solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning Tuesday, May 25, as the Pirates beat the Cincinnati...[+] Reds 2-1, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/26 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame May 25, 2010: Four shutouts and a scoreless suspended game made last night a great big zero on the hitting side of things. 2 Pittsbugh...
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit stays in No. 7 spot: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit stayed in the No. 7 spot in the batting order for the second straight game Monday, May 24, after...[+] going 3-for-5 with a home run Sunday, May 23, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Dejan Kovacevic.
• 5/24 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: May 23: Home Run of the Day: Ryan Doumit, Pittsburgh Pirates (Trot Time: 23.56 seconds) [video] Josh Willingham also hit a walkoff...
• 5/24 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: May 23: Home Run of the Day: Ryan Doumit, Pittsburgh Pirates (Trot Time: 23.56 seconds) [video] Josh Willingham also hit a walkoff...
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit walks it offPittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit hit a walkoff homer to win in 10 innings Sunday, May 23, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit hit a walkoff homer to win in 10 innings Sunday, May 23, The Associated Press reports.
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit's hitting streak ends Saturday: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit was hitless in four at-bats Saturday, May 1, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, ending his 10-game...[+] hitting streak, according to MLB.com's Jen Langosch. However, he still has 16 hits in his last 38 at-bats (.421).

• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit homers again Wednesday: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit homered for the second straight day Wednesday, April 28, according to The Associated Press. ...[+]
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit sitting today: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit is out of the lineup Wednesday, April 28, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel....[+]
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Doumit, Cedeno homer in ninth: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit had a grand slam and SS Ronny Cedeno smacked a solo homer in a five-run ninth inning, according...[+] to The Associated Press, as the Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 Tuesday, April 27.
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ryan Doumit moved to No. 6 spot: Pittsburgh Pirates C Ryan Doumit was moved to the No. 6 spot in the lineup Thursday, April 22, but manager John Russell said it...[+] had more to do with getting OF Ryan Church into the lineup and hitting him fifth, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Karen Price. Doumit was 3-for-25 in his previous eight games. 1B Garrett Jones started at first base in place of struggling 1B Jeff Clement.