The Pirates have shipped infielder Pedro Ciriaco to Class AAA, and suggest that they will probably have catcher Chris Snyder start the year on the DL:
Also, general manager Neal Huntington said that a disabled list stint for catcher Chris Snyder to begin the season is "very probable." Thus, this opens the door for outfielder John Bowker to make the team out of camp as the team, most likely, will carry two catchers on the opening day roster -- Ryan Doumit and Jason Jaramillo.