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Pirates Decline All Four Club Options

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially announced that they’ve declined the club options for Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Doumit, Chris Snyder, and Paul Maholm.  We heard earlier that Maholm and Snyder would be officially declined.  The only move that comes as a surprise is Cedeno, who had a $3 M option with a $200 K buyout, and played strong defense this year.

By declining the options, the Pirates enter the off-season looking for help at shortstop, catcher, and starting pitching.  They can still re-sign any of the above players to fill those needs.  I profiled the free agents for each position (shortstop, catcher, starting pitching).  The Pirates can find cheaper alternatives on the open market, all while getting equal or greater performance.  That said, there are no guarantees that the Pirates land any of the desired players on the open market.  By declining the club options the Pirates have a chance to upgrade the team, but they turn down the convenience of filling all three positional needs before the off-season really begins.

The buyout prices were $750 K each for Maholm and Snyder, $500 K for Doumit, and $200 K for Cedeno.  The 2012 40-man roster/payroll page is updated.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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