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Agent: Doumit not benched for sulking

Matt Sosnick, an agent for Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit, said that his client was not benched last week for “dogging it” or sulking the over team’s multiple trades of veteran players for prospects.

Doumit was pulled in the fifth inning of the Pirates’ 8-6 loss Friday against the Brewers, and he was held out of the lineup in the team’s 7-3 loss on Saturday. While neither Doumit nor manager John Russell would publicly discuss the matter other than for Russell to say, “That’s between Ryan and myself,” general manager Neal Huntington confirmed that Doumit was benched for a “disciplinary issue.”

Click here to read the full article – By Ed Eagle of MLB.com


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Vasquez back in new role for Pirates

Virgil Vasquez finds himself in a new role as he begins his second stint with the Pirates this season. With Pittsburgh already set with a six-man rotation, Vasquez is now a member of the bullpen.


“I have a different mentality,” Vasquez said. “You change your routine and you change your preparation. But the game’s the same.”

Manager John Russell said the Pirates will keep Vasquez out of the rotation for the time being, but added that he could make a spot start down the line if he is needed. Vasquez made his first ‘pen appearance in Tuesday’s 11-5 loss, giving up two earned runs via a two-run homer in the seventh inning but striking out two.


Click here to read the full article – By Steve Gartner of MLB.com


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