PITTSBURGH (AP) — Catcher Ryan Doumit and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Monday to an $11.5 million, three-year contract that includes a club option that could make the deal worth $26.5 million over five seasons.
Doumit reached the deal less than a year after becoming the Pirates' starting catcher. He hit .318 with 15 home runs and 69 RBIs in 431 at-bats after beating out former starter Ronny Paulino early in the season.
Doumit's 15 homers were the most by a Pirates catcher since Mark Parent hit 15 in 1995 and were two off the club record. His .323 average while catching led the National League and his .407 average with runners in scoring position was easily the best in the league by a player with more than 100 at-bats.
NATIONALS SIGN CABRERA: Starting pitcher Daniel Cabrera and the Washington Nationals have reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract, pending a physical that his agent said is slated for next week.
Cabrera went 8-10 with a 5.25 ERA in 30 starts last season for the Baltimore Orioles, who declined to offer the right-hander a contract for 2009, making him a free agent.