Matthew Thomas Pagnozzi (twitter: @MattPagnozzi)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: November 10, 1982 in Miami, AZ
High School: Highland HS (Gilbert, AZ)
School: Central Arizona College (Coolidge, AZ)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 8th round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 2009 (Age 26)   vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Rockies/Pirates 2009-2011
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.088, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*],
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• 4/13 The Bleacher Blues: Norfolk Tides v Gwinnett Braves Pre-Game Report: Tonight, the Norfolk Tides are hosting the Gwinnett Braves. This will be my first Tides game of the season, and my third ever...
• 4/5 Tomahawk Take: Gwinnett Braves Season Opener Rained Out:   Rain was consistently falling all day in the surrounding areas of Georgia which led to the cancelation of opening day for...

• 3/22 Tomahawk Take: Tim Hudson Sharp Against Nationals: Tim Hudson threw 6 shutout innings against the Nationals probable starting lineup and looked ready for his opening day assignment...
• 3/21 Tomahawk Take: What To Do With Evan Gattis:   Evan Gattis has proven he can hit but should he be on the 25 man roster this year? Going into spring training this year...
• 3/15 Tomahawk Take: Will Gattis Make Opening Day Roster:   Fifteen games are left on the Atlanta Braves spring training schedule for players to get ready for six grueling months...

• 2/19 Tomahawk Take: Playing Pepper 2013: Atlanta Braves: **The words of the guys at cardinal70.com from bloggers Leslie Koerdt (SIOYL), William Tasker (FF) and myself (TT)** For the fifth...

• 1/4 Tomahawk Take: What to Expect in Brian McCann’s Absence: With Brian McCann undergoing surgery on his right shoulder in early December, the Braves are looking at being without the six-time...

• 12/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Breaking Down the Minor League Catcher Market: Part 4, The Ones That Already Signed: Over the past couple of weeks we have discussed minor league free agent catchers that the Rays could potentially target. One group...
• 12/18 Tomahawk Take: Who Gets A Seat On The Braves Bench?: The departures of Eric Hinske to Arizona and David Ross to Boston left notable holes on the Braves bench. Gerald Laird will fill...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | One signedThe Atlanta Braves signed free-agent C Matt Pagnozzi (Indians) to a minor league deal....[+] The Atlanta Braves signed free-agent C Matt Pagnozzi (Indians) to a minor league deal.
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Pagnozzi, Haren, Howell, Phils: The NL East has been involved in multiple headlines today, with the Nationals signing Dan Haren to a one-year deal and the Marlins...

• 7/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Soto Named Minor League Player of the Week and Minor League Roundup: By Sean Tuttle The Indians named Akron Aeros starting left-handed pitcher, Giovanni Soto, as the Indians Minor League Player...

• 2/15 Bus League Baseball: All-Time MLB Draft: Round 22 (Picks 1051-1100): At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history,...

• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Sign Robinson Tejeda: The Indians signed right-handed reliever Robinson Tejeda to a minor league deal with a spring training invite, tweets MLB.com's...

• 12/5 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Interested in Ian Stewart: The Pirates seem to have some interest in Rockies third baseman Ian Stewart. Stewart is not a free agent, the Pirates would...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Hernandez, Pagnozzi, Brown: The most recent minor moves from around MLB... The Astros announced that they signed infielder Diory Hernandez to a minor...
• 12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Matt Pagnozzi signs: The Cleveland Indians signed free-agent C Matt Pagnozzi (Pirates) to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training Friday,...[+] Dec. 2.

• 11/30 The "Mc" Effect: Clint Hurdle's Influence: The Pirates are rumored to have interest in Aaron Cook. I wrote about that and more earlier today, so be sure to check that...
• 11/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs claim two off waivers, outright Pagnozzi: The Pirates made two pretty head-scratching waiver claims today, adding pitcher Jeremy Hefner from San Diego and catcher Brian...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Claim Hefner, Jeroloman : The Pirates announced that they claimed right-hander Jeremy Hefner off of waivers from the Padres and claimed catcher Brian ...
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Roster moves: The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed P Jeremy Hefner off waivers from the San Diego Padres and C Brian Jeroloman off waivers from the...[+] Toronto Blue Jays Friday, Nov. 18. In a corresponding move, the team outrighted C Matt Pagnozzi to Triple-A Indianapolis.

• 9/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: Prince’s party: The Pirates didn’t play a terrible game on Tuesday night, but Prince Fielder blasted the Brewers to victory with THREE monstrous...
• 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...
• 9/15 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Berkman, Cards, Myers, Pagnozzi: Some news from the NL Central... Lance Berkman could be targeted by the Brewers as a replacement for Prince Fielder, opines...
• 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,...
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Claim Matt Pagnozzi : The Pirates announced that they claimed catcher Matt Pagnozzi off of waivers from the Rockies. To create 40-man roster space,...
• 9/11 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies DFA Pagnozzi, Call Up Pomeranz: The Rockies have designated catcher Matt Pagnozzi for assignment and transferred Ryan Spilborghs to the 60-day disabled list...

• 7/12 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: July 11, 2011: Cole Garner $5.  Other bids: $3, $2.Garner is an after-thought as a prospect, but put together a decent year at...

• 6/26 My Pinstripes: CC Climbs Over The Rockies For 10th: It's a joy. That's the simplest and easiest way to describe watching a game that CC Sabathia pitches. Saturday was another example...
• 6/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks resume winning ways: dismantle Rockies 8-3: The title pretty much says it all as the Yanks were in control from moment one. Of course, today’s success all started with...
• 6/25 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Roster moves show improvement: In order to make a statement as a smaller market team, you can’t just beat up on division opponents and expect the rest of the...
• 6/25 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Rockies Game 75 -2011: Starting Lineups Colorado Rockies Carlos Gonzalez CF Eric Young RF Todd Helton 1B Troy Tulowitzki SS Jason Giambi DH Ty Wigginton...

• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Two cut: Colorado Rockies OF Willy Taveras and C Matt Pagnozzi were the final cuts, The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck reports. They are expected...[+] to provide depth at Triple-A.

• 3/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Jose Morales the backup: Colorado Rockies C Jose Morales has won himself the backup catching duties over C Matt Pagnozzi, according to MLB.com's Thomas...[+] Harding.
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Three in mix to be backup catcher: Colorado Rockies Cs Jose Morales, Matt Pagnozzi and Jordan Pacheco remain in a battle for the backup job at catcher, according...[+] to The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck. Morales is out of options and is hitting .333 this spring.
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Jorge de la Rosa, SP: three...
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Rockies, Pagan, Phillies: Links for Tuesday, as fans receive good news on Justin Morneau and concerning news on Carlos Beltran... Troy E. Renck of...

• 2/7 Pitchers Hit Eighth: FUNdraising Ideas: With the Cardinals facing the prospect of giving a substantial pay raise to arguably the best player in baseball, I thought I’d...
• 2/7 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Cardinals Conundrum: Simply put, a “conundrum” is a particularly difficult problem that cannot be solved in a satisfactory manner (yes...

• 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Cantu, Giants, Rockies: We've already caught up on the American League West teams today. Now let's check out the latest news from their counterparts in...

• 12/17 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Fall Guy: If you haven’t read Tim McKernan’s article with Kyle Lohse on InsideSTL.com, then I suggest you click here for the...

• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Rumors: Stults, Floyd, Delcarmen: This will probably go down as the busiest hot stove day of the year for the Rockies. Not only are they nearing a nine-figure extension...
• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Two sign: The Colorado Rockies signed free-agent P Eric Stults (Japanese League) and C Matt Pagnozzi (Cardinals) to minor league deals Monday,...[+] Nov. 29, according to MLB.com's Thomas Harding. Stults can re-sign with the Hiroshima Carp of the Japanese League if he does not make the team out of Spring Training.
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Rumors: Westbrook, Rhodes, Hudson: Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch talks free agency and trades in his latest column, suggesting that GM John Mozeliak...
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Matt Pagnozzi cutThe St. Louis Cardinals outrighted C Matt Pagnozzi to the minors Thursday, Nov. 4, according to CBSSports.com. ...[+] The St. Louis Cardinals outrighted C Matt Pagnozzi to the minors Thursday, Nov. 4, according to CBSSports.com.

• 9/29 Pirates Property: Pirates top Cards for third road win in 25 games: Garrett Jones drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night...
• 9/24 Fungoes.net: Around the horn: Is Ludwick clutch?: Is Ludwick "clutch"? In his weekly chat Wednesday, Joe Strauss sneaked in a personal reflection about how "clutch"...
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Yadier Molina likely to be shut down: St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina (knee) is likely to miss the rest of the season, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach. No...[+] major issues were found in Molina's knee during an examination Thursday, Sept. 23, but the inflammation is significant enough for the team to shut him down. 'There was no structural damage,' general manager John Mozeliak said. 'A little inflammation under the patella, so at this point we just plan on resting him. At this point he probably won't play (again this year). There is no reason to believe that Molina will need offseason surgery. Cs Matt Pagnozzi and Bryan Anderson will both see time behind the plate from here on out.
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Youngsters in lineup Thursdaymlb.com: St. Louis Cardinals C Matt Pagnozzi, OF Nick Stavinoha, OF Joe Mather, SS Tyler Greene and IF Daniel Descalso were all in the...[+] starting lineup Thursday, Sept. 23, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach. 'Colby (Rasmus) is not playing today because he's playing tomorrow - he could use a day, I think,' manager Tony La Russa said. 'And I think when you get a game like today, it's a quick turnaround, fresh blood is good. So you get a new center fielder, a new shortstop and right fielder. I think they'll give a lot of energy.' It appears that La Russa values Pagnozzi over C Bryan Anderson while C Yadier Molina (knee) is out. However, La Russa insists that he will mix and match with both Pagnozzi and Anderson. 'Mix and match,' La Russa said. 'The last time Lohse pitched with (Anderson), he didn't have a good game. Today there's a left-hander. Over the weekend you have a left-hander and a right-hander, and you've got (Adam) Wainwright and (Chris Carpenter). So I have no problem catching Andy.'
• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Yadier Molina to undergo MRI: St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina (knee) will undergo an MRI exam on his sore right knee Wednesday, Sept. 22, according to the...[+] St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Rick Hummel. Molina will rejoin the team Friday, Sept. 24. C Matt Pagnozzi will receive the start Wednesday.
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Yadier Molina rests Sunday: St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina (knees) took the day off Sunday, Sept. 19, to rest his sore knees, according to the St. Louis...[+] Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss. C Matt Pagnozzi received his second major league start.
• 9/8 El Maquino: Righties Gear Up for Capuano: Matt Pagnozzi will make his first ML start behind the plate. Colby Rasmus is the only lefty being paid to hit tonight against...
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Yadier Molina resting Wednesday: St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina is taking the day off Wednesday, Sept. 8, with C Matt Pagnozzi making his first major league...[+] start behind the dish, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Rick Hummel.

• 8/31 El Maquino: If There Will Be One, Rise from the Dead Better Start Tonight: When Chris Carpenter made his 2nd-to-last start, he brought the team out of a 5-game losing streak.  Now, the Cards find themselves...
• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Nick Stavinoha, Matt Pagnozzi coming up: St. Louis Cardinals OF Nick Stavinoha and C Matt Pagnozzi will be recalled from the minors when rosters expand Wednesday, Sept....[+] 1, according to The Sports Network.
• 8/15 El Maquino: Steven Hill Off to A Great Start: Really, Steven Hill should be with the AA S-Cardinals.  He shouldn’t be in the Majors. I don’t say this because he...
• 8/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Jason LaRue could land on DL: The St. Louis Cardinals are considering placing C Jason LaRue (concussion, ribs) on the disabled list with a concussion and badly...[+] bruised ribs, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss. The team would likely add either Cs Bryan Anderson or Matt Pagnozzi if LaRue landed on the DL.