Ronny Paulino is a Pirate no more

The Pirates are reportedly closing in on a two year deal worth four million dollars with Ramon Vazquez. Vazquez hit .290 with 6 HR in 145 games last season, and will probably find time at third, short, second, and first. He could potentially start if the Pirates are able to move Wilson or Sanchez.This story was approved by MLB Rumors.

With the way that the Winter Meetings have gone to this point, it's not really a surprise that we're starting to hear things like this:"Their demands aren't as bad as when (Dave) Littlefield was the GM but they are not going to get three good prospects for Wilson or Sanchez or LaRoche," one ...

The Phillies have traded AAA catcher Jason Jaramillo for Pirates' "AAAA" catcher Ronny Paulino.Phillies phans know that Jaramillo was at one time a highly regarded prospect in the Phillies minors, but he fell out of favor as he reached the high minors and Lou Marson......

12:12- Somehow, I forgot to bring the power cord for my laptop in to lab today. That means that I'm likely going to be updating a lot less through the afternoon. I'll still do my best. Right now there's two big pieces of news: the Bucs have approached McLouth, Doumit, and Maholm about extensions ...

Ronny Paulino was acquired from Pittsburgh today for Jason Jaramillo. From a Phillies news release: Paulino, 27, split last season between Pittsburgh, Triple-A Indianapolis and the Gulf Coast League Pirates. In 40 games (27 starts) for Pittsburgh last season, he hit .212/.277/.305 (57 OPS+) with two home runs and 18 RBIs. He threw out 26 percent (8 of 31) of potential basestealers...

Don't let the door hit you on the way out...[trigger25--Flickr.com]Ronny Paulino was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league catcher Jason Jaramillo on Wednesday night. No, Jamarillo isn't exactly a stud at first glance. But keep in mind, this is Ronny Paulino we're trading away ...

The Phillies traded catcher Jason Jaramillo to the Pirates for catcher Ronny Paulino. Rumors have the Phils close to signing free agent pitcher Chan Ho Park. (...)

The Phillies traded catcher Jason Jaramillo to the Pirates for catcher Ronny Paulino. Jaramillo never sniffed the major leagues, and probably never would have with the Phillies. (...)

Phillies, Pirates Swap CatchersThe Phillies and Pirates completed a swap of catchers on Wednesday, with Ronny Paulino going to Philadelphia in exchange for Jason Jaramillo.With catcher Lou Marson arguably the Phillies' #1 prospect, Jaramillo was between a rock and a hard place. For whatever ...

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette, the Phillies have acquired Ronny Paulino in exchange for catcher Jason Jaramillo. This is a perfect example of "one teams trash is another teams treasure," as the two teams exchange two catchers who have struggled with their respective clubs.This story was approved by MLB Rumors.

First things first, I tried to have a Road to 17 ready for this morning, but it just didn't happen. There will be one tomorrow. We're entering my high school years now, which are the years I definitely remember the least about. Still, there's plenty of time to get these done before spring ...

So the Yankees have all but inked this year's top free-agent C.C. Sabathia, to seven-year $161 million contract. As a fan of a team that could never dream of dishing out that kind of dough, there's absolutely part of me that cringes at the thought of Sabathia taking his king's ransom to ply his trade [...]

Peter Gammons is reporting that the Red Sox have made an offer to C.C. Sabathia. Other teams are still in the mix but it is interesting that Theo has gone beyond discussions and has made an offer to Sabathia.In other Winter Meeting news:Pirates ca...

Here are a couple rumors on the catcher front:Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Diamondbacks plan to keep Miguel Montero and Chris Snyder. Montero has drawn a lot of interest after his impressive performance during the some of the Winter League action. Sources say the Diamondbacks might make Montero available during Spring Training, but his impressive minor league numbers and above...

Well you can't say that the Phillies didn't make any moves during this off-season's winter meetings in Las Vegas.It was announced late Wednesday night that the Phillies traded minor league catcher Jason Jaramillo to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ronny Paulino.Jaramillo was the Phillies second-round ...