As expected, the Pittsburgh Pirates shuffled their roster following their final game of the spring. Some moves were expected while others came as a surprise.
The reassignment of the catchers comes as a big surprise since it leaves the Pirates without a back-up for starter Roberto Perez, but manager Derek Shelton says the team will sign a back-up catcher within the next 24 hours.
The main competition was between Michael Perez and Jamie Ritchie, as Taylor Davis is ineligible for Opening Day after he was released from the organization in the off-season.