Remember Eric Fryer?
The young man hit .335/.407/.506 for the West Virginia Power last season, including 26 doubles and 10 homers. He was one of the breakout players of the year in the Brewers organization. With all the catching depth in Milwaukee's farm system, however, the Brewers decided he was dispensable and flipped him to New York for Yankees' left-hander Chase Wright -- who has been disappointingly mediocre in Triple-A.
After compiling 11 doubles, 2 homers, and a .250 average for the Yankees' Class-A+ squad, New York shipped him this morning to Pittsburgh in a package that acquired Wisconsin-native Eric Hinske.
I would say that Pittsburgh has some nice catching depth with Tony Sanchez and the acquisition of Fryer, but Eric Fryer played the majority of games in left field for the Yankees. His bat has very little value in the outfield, so the Pirates must believe that he has a future behind the dish. Best of luck to Eric.