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Next season, either Steve Pearce or Jeff Clement could be the Pirates' starting first baseman or at least a power-hitting threat off the bench.

From the cavernous Yankee Stadium, where Game 1 of the World Series was hours away from beginning on Wednesday , I bring you another Inbox edition.

Who is the fourth best catcher in baseball heading into 2010 ?A Is it Ryan Doumit, who was limited to just 75 games in 2009 due to a wrist injury?A What about Miguel Montero, who seemingly came from nowhere to emerge as one of the better hitting catchers in the game?A Leta TMs take a look: Power: Since hitting 10 home runs in 214 at bats in 2007, ...

Posted By buccofans 21 hours, 28 minutes ago in Sports BUCCO Fans.com breaks down the catching situation for the Pittsburgh Pirates, including the 2009 performance of Ryan Doumit, and whether the Pirates should trade Doumit with 2009 first round pick Tony Sanchez off to a hot start in the system.

CINCINNATI ? If the Pirates are going to succeed with home-grown players, they must produce breakthrough seasons at an above-average rate.

Shortly after he was hired as the club's general manager in September 2007, general manager Neal Huntington completed a thorough organizational assessment, after which he came to one concerning conclusion -- the team didn't have nearly enough depth.

Just because the 2009 season has not officially wrapped up does not mean that ita TMs too early to start looking towards 2010.A First up in our early positional rankings are the catchers; so leta TMs get right to it and take a look at the Top 15.

McCutchen, the Pirates ' top draft pick in 2005, played well enough this summer to rank among the top Rookie of the Year candidates.

The Pirates are on a bit of a mini-roll. Three of four from the Dodgers and now two of three from the Cubs with the final game of the series tomorrow.

The Pirates might take a rain check on that 100-loss season. The cancellation of their game with Chicago last night at Wrigley Field to heavy rain -- they had been beating the Cubs, 3-0, in the top of the fourth inning -- held their record at 61-97. That means they must take just one of the final three games this weekend in Cincinnati to avoid the ...

Ryan Doumit had four hits and four RBIs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 Wednesday night for a doubleheader sweep.

Pitcher Zach Duke, left, is pulled from the game in the ninth inning with two outs and with a 10-run lead by manager John Russell, center, as catcher Ryan Doumit stands by.

Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche is greeted by teammate Ryan Doumit after scoring on a single by Pirates' Garrett Jones in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, Sept.

On Friday, the Pirates named third baseman Pedro Alvarez their Minor League Player of the Year and Rudy Owens their Minor League Pitcher of the Year.

Pirates Top Dodgers, 3-1 Share + Sep 25, 2009 10:44 pm US/Eastern Pirates Top Dodgers, 3-1 PITTSBURGH After a six-game skid, the Pirates were able to pull out a 3-1 win against the Dodgers at PNC Park Friday night.

Thursday 24 Sep 2009 Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 01:51AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-A GOOD YEAR FOR ATTENDANCE: The Tribe hosted 549,552 fans at Victory Field in 2009 -- its third best average total since 2001 ... The Indians also averaged more than 10,000 fans per game during a 19-game stretch from July 20 - August 23 and also had ...

I'm not certain a well coached high school pitcher couldn't beat the Pirates right now.

Ryan Doumit in right field? It was no big deal to deploy the Pirates' catcher in the outfield, manager John Russell insisted yesterday, even though there had been no indication such a move was coming, even though Doumit had not played there since Aug.

Pirates rookie Garrett Jones will miss today's game against the San Diego Padres due to a sore right shoulder.

For Duke, it's been a year full of undeserved losses and aggravating could-have-beens. Capps is bearing the weight of some of the worst outings of his career.