Paulino Demoted
By Bill • Jun 6th, 2008 • Category: News & Opinion
The Pirates sent catcher Ronny Paulino to AAA Indy and activated Ryan Doumit from the disabled list.
The 27-year-old Paulino, it was thought, would see the majority of the playing time at catcher while Doumit was on the DL with an injured finger.
But the defensive and game-callin skills of 35-year-old Raul Chavez changed those plans in a hurry. Chavez will stay with the team, serving as the back-up catcher.
Ronny has been asked to work on his defense, his game-calling, and his hitting.
He was batting only .218 with two home runs and 18 RBIs.
With a six-game stretch of games on the road against AL teams, Chavez might get some playing time at catcher if the team decides to have Doumit serve as the designated hitter.
Bill is a contributing writer who was born in April 1977 and has lived in Maryland, Alaska and Pennsylvania. He has been employed with the same organization for the past 7 years after working for the PBC at both Three Rivers and PNC Park. He's married with a two-year old daughter.
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