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With injuries to catchers Chris Snyder, Ryan Doumit and Jason Jaramillo, it is easy to say the Pittsburgh Pirates are in dire need of help behind the plate. Late Sunday night they went out and made a trade with the Boston Red Sox to acquire minor league catcher Michael McKenry for cash considerations or a player to be named later. In order to make room for McKenry, Wyatt Toregas was sent back to AAA Indianapolis.
McKenry is a former 2006 seventh round draft pick of the Colorado Rockies, whom he would make his Major League debut with on September 8th, 2010. He was then traded to the Red Sox in March of 2011 and has spent all of this season with the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox.
This season in Pawtucket, he has hit .274 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI. Defensively he has thrown out 5 of 19 base runners. A big reason why he was acquired is that Pirates manager Clint Hurdle and coach Mark Strittmatter spent time working with Michael during their time with the Rockies.
Catcher is a very important position on the diamond and while it is very tough to replace players with the experience of Snyder and Doumit, it is good to see the organization make a move to help sure up the need of a player behind the plate. Be sure to check back often to Fans From The Stands for the latest roster moves.
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