Comments on: Ryan Doumit may sign contract within next few days

By: stairwayto7

stairwayto7 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:55:27 +0000

Twins, A’s Mariners or Yanks.

By: florida76

florida76 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:14:58 +0000

Hate to break the news to Twins fans out there, but Doumit doesn’t offer the positional flexibility you’re hoping for. Has a good bat, but is a huge defensive liability at 1B and in the outfield. Guy is a mediocre catcher, best suited to a backup role at that position. DH is where Doumit should be getting most of his at bats.

By: sknut

sknut — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:21:04 +0000

that’s a good point. Doumit would be an o upgrade and that is something the twinkies could use.

By: Jeremiah Graves

Jeremiah Graves — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:35:13 +0000

Given the Twins injury woes last year, the more the merrier, right?! Plus Plouffe can play more of the infield where Doumit doesn’t do us a lot of good.

I had Doumit and Carroll very high on my free agent position players to target because of their anticipated price, offensive prowess and positional flexibility. I think the Twins are going to spend a lot of next year trying out Parmlee/Plouffe/Hughes to see where they fit, so having guys who are equally adaptable but more proven offensively (ie: Carroll & Doumit) makes a lot of sense.

By: sknut

sknut — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:57:44 +0000

@Graves that’s what I was thinking too. but I also wonder if Pluffe will be that guy as well.

By: Jeremiah Graves

Jeremiah Graves — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:46:01 +0000

I think he makes perfect sense (at the right price) for the Twins. They’ve got questions marks in RF, at 1B, at DH and are in need of a backup catcher. If they can afford him, he is pretty much a perfect fit.

By: randomdigits

randomdigits — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:17:06 +0000

Doumit averages 26 runs below average per 120 games due to a lack of pitch framing ability alone. He could make sense as an everyday DH/1B/Backup Catcher but he definitely should not be catching every day.