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Overheard and Understood: Pirates Plunder Depths, but Hope on Horizon

Chris Snyder has seen this before. The Diamondbacks called him up in mid-August 2004, and he got to see the final seven weeks of a 111-loss season. The Pirates acquired him at the end of July this season, and he will witness first-hand the final nine weeks of another 100-loss season. Here's the thing: Three years after...

Twelve Thoughts: Remember the Expos, Barry Bonds, Red Sox Survivors

Sixteen years ago today, greed dealt a fatal blow to one of baseball's emerging franchises. The Montreal Expos never fully recovered from the labor stoppage of 1994, which removed a great young team from baseball's landscape that could've challenged the Yankees and Braves. Felipe Alou's exciting club led the majors with...

Yard Work: Deadline Deals Unearth Sleeper Power Options

This trading deadline seemed crazier than most, didn't it? Top fantasy pitchers Dan Haren, Roy Oswalt and Ted Lilly -- and yes, the latter deserves to be placed in that group -- switched teams, closers Matt Capps, Octavio Dotel and Kerry Wood will ply their trade in new homes, and hitters like Lance Berkman, Jorge Cantu,...

Pirates Make Deal for Chris Snyder

UPDATE: With the deal official, the Pirates acquired infielder Pedro Ciriaco along with Snyder, for Church, Crosby and right-hander D.J. Carrasco. Ciriaco, 24, was batting .259 in Triple-A. Carrasco has a 3.88 ERA in 45 appearances. To fill out their roster, the Pirates called up infielders Argenis Diaz and Jeff Clement...

MLB Trade Deadline Roundup: Mets Are Buyers, but Not in 'Big' Way

July 31 is fast approaching, and the MLB FanHouse staff has its ear to the ground for all the latest buzz on who might be moved, where, and when. Get the latest tidbits in our MLB Trade Deadline Roundup. The Mets are still buyers, but general manager Omar Minaya is reluctant to give in to an anxious fanbase and attempt a...

Chris Snyder News From the Web

05/17/12 Snyder happy to be healthy, eager to break out Source: MLB - Houston Astros Chris Snyder is confident the offense will come around, like it has for much of his career.
05/13/12 Astros continue tradition of pink bats Source: MLB - Houston Astros For the seventh consecutive year, some Astros players used pink bats during Sunday's Mother's Day game against the Pirates to help raise awareness for breast cancer.
05/13/12 Snyder 'slowly' moving up interesting list Source: MLB - Houston Astros Astros catcher Chris Snyder is one step closer to history, albeit a slow step.
05/07/12 Snyder to work exclusively with Harrell Source: CBSSports.com Plenty of pitching matchups to take advantage of as we look ahead to Fantasy Week 6.
05/07/12 Catcher Snyder to work exclusively with Harrell Source: MLB - Houston Astros Astros manager Brad Mills hadn't committed to pairing one starting pitcher with a specific catcher, that but changed on Monday.