Brian Schneider

The Philadelphia Phillies have re-signed veteran backup catcher Brian Schneider to a one-year deal. Schneider, 34, took a major pay cut. He made $1.5 million last season and is expected to make $800,000 this season, with an extra $200,000 possible through incentives for games played. More... Phillies re-sign veteran backup catcher Brian Schneider to one-year [...] Phillies re-sign veteran backup catcher Brian Schneider to one-year deal is a post by the Best Sports Blogs at BallHyped.com...Read Full Story

Well once again my favorite current MLB catcher Brian Schneider is moving on to another team. This time he's going to Phillie. When I first got back into baseball around the time the Montreal Expos were set to become the Washington Nationals Brian "Schneider-Man" Schneider was their catcher. He began his Major League Career with the Expos in 2000, and was their starting catcher during the transition to Washington DC to become the Nationals in 2005 and my favorite current catcher in the game...Read Full Story

Well, it looks like the Mets' finally got another catcher they needed, and they rid themselves of gifted, but troubled, Lastings Milledge. The Washington Nationals rid themselves of two players who they felt struggled... From ESPN: The New York Mets have dealt outfielder Lastings Milledge to the Washington Nationals for catcher Brian Schneider and outfielder Ryan Church, multiple media outlets reported Friday. The Nationals announced they would hold a news teleconference at 3 p.m. ET to...Read Full Story

Brian Schneider has signed with the Phillies to replace Paul Bako as the back-up to Carlos Ruiz.  Schneider, 33, signed a 2-year deal worth $2.75 million. Schneider represents an upgrade offensively over Paul Bako, and is, from what I’ve read, similar defensively. Ruben Amaro had this to say about the signing… We feel Brian is ideal for our ballclub. He has played in the [National League] East for this entire decade, so he knows the opposing hitters in this division well and he has also...Read Full Story

Newsday Brian Schneider can play through pain, as all catchers must, but the right forearm bruise he suffered in the ninth inning Saturday still hurt too much for him to start the Mets' series finale against the Phillies last night. -- Schneider, is a very important player for the Mets to achieve on difficult games for this year. He has proven us, that he can replace Paul Lo Duca. Schneider, who last year had a poorly offense, is now hitting the ball pretty well. He is hitting for a high...Read Full Story