Pirates reach three year deal with Doumit

The Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed catcher, Ryan Doumit, to a three year deal (which could expand to a five year deal with club options) worth up to $27 Million.The Reds signed reliever, Aaron Fultz, to a minor league contract. Fultz has a lifetime ERA of 4.26.David Wright agreed to join Team USA for the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Wright is expected to share time at the hot corner...

There?s some nice coverage of where various Pirates prospects will start the season in the [Post-Gazette] today. Highlights: Pedro Alvarez will head directly to Single-A, either West Virginia or Lynchburg (rare but not unprecedented for a rookie). Brad Lincoln and Dan Moskos may start out in AA ...

This has to be the first time this decade that a whole nine-minute segment on ESPN was dedicated to a Pirates story. Enjoy the video below:As I have said about 500 times: these guys are sweet. What else have they been up to lately? [Signing a deal with Under Armour], [learning to hit], and ...

The Pirates had a busy day today, [signing six players] (all of whom have been in the majors at some point) to minor league deals, and [completing the process] of signing Ryan Doumit to his The six are Denny Bautista, Chris Bootcheck, Juan Mateo, Garrett Jones, Andy Phillips, and Jeff ...

Dock Ellis, the Pirate who pitched a no-hitter while on LSD, has passed away due to liver disease.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis (shown here in Bradenton, Fla., in this Feb. 1974 file photo taken during spring training) died yesterday of a liver ailment. Ellis once infamously claimed he pitched a no-hitter for Pittsburgh while tripping on LSD. He later fiercely spoke out against drug ...

I've been in the car all day which has limited my chance to post this, but Dock Ellis died last night at the age of 63 and even for someone that never saw him pitch a day for the Pirates, this is some sad news. The PG obit is full of laudatory quotes and importantly points out that while most ...

With all the recent fears of the Pirates going out to add even more wild pitchers, cross one off the list. [The Nationals have signed Daniel Cabrera].[A report earlier this week] put the Pirates “at the top” of the Cabrera negotiations. I would have liked to roll the dice on him, but his ...

My friend snapped this picture of Dock Ellis, who passed away today, and me two summers ago during the “Irate Fans” walkout. You’ll notice Dock is wearing a green tee-shirt in the photograph, which was the paraphernalia inteded to signal your support for the cause. I’m too young to remember when Dock pitched for the [...]