Chris Snyder

It has been a turbulent offseason for former Baltimore Orioles catcher Craig Tatum.First, the 28-year-old Tatum was put on waivers by the Orioles in early October, only to be claimed days later by the Houston Astros.Last week, the Astros designated Tatum for assignment, and on Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks claimed the journeyman catcher off of Houston's waivers.The Diamondbacks already have options at the catcher's position on their depth...  

HOUSTON (AP) - Free agent catcher Chris Snyder has agreed to a one-year contract with the Houston Astros, a deal that includes a 2013 mutual option.   The 30-year-old hit .271 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 34 games for Pittsburgh last year, when...  

A couple Pirates-related notes today: -P- Carlos Pena signed with the Rays. Most of us here aren't really expecting the Pirates to sign a first baseman at this point, just hoping for it. This decreases the likelihood that will happen. -P- Chris Snyder signed with the Astros. There was a minor groundswell of support for re-signing Snyder here, in part because Michael McKenry is no great shakes and Rod Barajas can't be counted on...  

Snyder can make extra money in 2012; he'll earn $125,000 for 300 plate appearances, $125,000 for 325, $125,000 for 350, $125,000 for 375, $250,000 for 400, $250,000 for 425, $250,000 for 450 and $250,000 for 475. He also has various bonuses for awards.  

Former Pirate Chris Snyder has quietly gone unsigned since free agency started last month. The Pirates rightly declined a $6.75M option on his deal with them. Snyder is worth nowhere near that, and there hasn't been much fuss about them cutting him loose. That said, I'm pretty confident he'd sign for around half that (or less) if the Pirates were one of only a few teams willing to give him a Major League deal (one-year) for 2012. There are...