Which, of course, means the Pirates make yet another downgrade.

I knew Paulino was on the block, but I expected them to get something different in return. Either a pitching prospect, or even a different position player. Ideally, they could have worked out something with Florida for their shorstop prospect (Andino).

It’s not a major loss for Pittsburgh, as Paulino had very little value to them. Doumit is the catcher of the future, and Paulino obviously wants a starting gig. But I still would have liked to see the Bucs try to squeeze a bit more value out of their trading chip. They don’t need back-up catchers, they need quality arms…and lots of them.

All new faces in the front office, more of the same ole’ bullshit in Pittsburgh.