http://www.bucslocker.com Pittsburgh Pirates Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:41:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 29-year old switch hitting catcher Ryan Doumit has been whining ever since the Pirates traded for Chris Snyder of the D-Backs. He brought this all on himself by not being the most dependable player around as his career high in games in a season is 116. Doumit has ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/09/02/ryan-doumit-needs-to-stop-his-sobbing-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates/ 21-year old righty swinging outfielder Jose Tabata is looking good so far for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tabata has played in 68 games for the Pirates this year and he is 84 of 268 (.313 avg, .780 OPS) with 41 runs scored, 3 homers, 19 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/08/28/jose-tabata-is-making-a-good-first-impression-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates/ The Pirates have placed C/1B Jeff Clement on the 15-day disabled list with left knee irritation. He has played in 54 games for the Pirates this year and he is 29 of 144 (.201 avg, .605 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 7 homers and 12 RBIs. The Pirates ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/08/23/the-pittsburgh-pirates-place-jeff-clement-on-the-dl/ 28-year old righty starting pitcher Ross Ohlendorf has been the Pirates' best starting pitcher so far this season. He has started 20 games for the Pirates and he is 1-10 with a 3.90 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. His record is awful for as well as he has ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/08/19/ross-ohlendorf-hasnt-gotten-much-support-despite-pitching-well-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates/ 25-year old righty starting pitcher James McDonald came over from the Dodgers in the Octavio Dotel trade and he's looking good. McDonald has started 3 games for the Pirates this year and he is 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. He has whiffed 20 batters ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/08/19/the-new-guys-are-looking-solid-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates/ 23-year old lefty swinging 3B Pedro Alvarez looked overmatched in his first month in the majors. In June, he was 7 of 46 (.152 avg, .411 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 5 RBIs and an amazing 22 whiffs. But in July and August, Alvarez has been on fire ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/08/19/pedro-alvarez-is-picking-it-up-big-time-with-the-bat-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates/ 27-year old lefty starting pitcher Zach Duke has been pretty awful for the Pirates this year. He has started 19 games for the Pirates this year and he is 5-10 with a 5.32 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. He has given up 142 hits (17 homers) in only ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/08/12/zach-duke-has-been-awful-this-year-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates/ The Pirates have traded 29-year old switch hitting catcher Luke Carlin to the Indians for a player to be named later. Carlin played in 63 games in AAA for the Pirates this year and he was 49 of 205 (.239 avg, .648 OPS) with 23 runs scored, 2 homers, ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/08/10/the-pittsburgh-pirates-trade-luke-carlin-to-the-indians/ The Pirates have dealt 27-year old righty swinging shortstop Brian Bixler to the Nationals for cash considerations. The Pirates had just recently traded a player to be named later to the Indians for Bixler. He only played in 11 games in AAA-ball for the Pirates this year and ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/08/07/the-pittsburgh-pirates-deal-brian-bixler-to-the-nationals/ The Pirates gave 29-year old lefty swinging OF/1B his first real shot at playing the majors after 11 seasons in the minors and he looked good. Jones has followed up his solid 2009 with a good year showing that his success wasn't a fluke. Jones has played in ... http://www.bucslocker.com/2010/08/06/garrett-jones-has-been-quite-a-find-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates/