#Roberto Pérez

The Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals are beginning their 2022 seasons at Busch Stadium on Thursday. The Cardinals are seeking their first division title since 2019, while the rebuilding Pirates will simply hope to avoid having MLB's worst record. The pitching matchup will feature Pirates right-hander JT Brubaker and Cardinals veteran Adam…

While the Pittsburgh Pirates were not super active last offseason, one position that saw multiple roster moves be made was catcher. After trading away Gold Glove Award winner Jacob Stallings, the Bucs would then dive into free agency to address the catcher position. This led to the Pittsburgh Pirates signing veteran Roberto Pérez to a one-year deal…

Few positions in baseball are more important for catcher. From Russell Martin to Francisco Cervelli, to Jacob Stallings and then Roberto Pérez to begin this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been spoiled with their catching situation for the better part of a decade. However, once Pérez was lost for the season to a hamstring injury that all…

Position: C Bats/Throws: R/R Age: August 21st, 1990 (32 years old) Traditional Stats: .274/.315/.399, 9 HR, 32 XBH, 52 RBI, 41 R, 69 K, 426 PA Advanced Stats: 16.2 K%, 5.2% BB%, 99 wRC+, .312 wOBA, 1.6 fWAR Christian Vásquez took the good with the bad in 2022. On one hand, he was dealt to the Houston Astros midseason and won a World Series title.…