Top 6 - Twins at Pirates

At this time a year ago, Ronny Paulino was swinging one of the hottest bats of any player on any spring training team. He was the Pirates catcher, no doubt about it. Now, he's splitting time with Ryan Doumit, and today Paulino is coming in mid-game to replace Doumit at catcher. Neither player is thought of as a great defensive catcher, but Doumit has shown he can hit it a little better than Paulino. I'm not sure either is the long-term answer at the position, but they are both still relatively young and can grow into solid regulars. The Pirates moved prospect Neil Walker to third base because they didn't think he could handle catching every day, and they had two young catchers already at the major league level. Now, you have to wonder if they are looking at other options for coming years. No catcher warrants being taken with a top 3 pick in the draft. Oh, by the way, Snell cruised in the sixth.

Pirates 4, Twins 2