AP Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reports that the Twins have signed catcher — and occasional first baseman — Ryan Doumit to a one-year, $3 million deal. There are performance bonuses involved.
Doumit is a disaster behind the plate, but he can play a little first base. His real asset is his bat. A switch hitter, he has a .271/.334/.442 career line and hit .303/.353/.477 in 2011.
That’s useful no matter how many balls get by him. And heck, if he’s playing a ton of catcher anyway, the Twins season is probably toast anyway.
Good signing. I like it.
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- kopy - Nov 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM
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He’s also willing to play RF. As a Twins fan, I approve – for $3 Million.
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- skeleteeth - Nov 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM
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Are you taking the piss?
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- btwicey - Nov 18, 2011 at 3:03 PM
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Yep good sign
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- sonofabeachy - Nov 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM
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Insurance for Mauer/Morneau, as well as a possible replacement for Cuddyer in RF. Seems like a great fit.
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- sknut - Nov 18, 2011 at 3:19 PM
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Both moves Carroll and Doumit are good solid signings, they can play multiple positions and are upgrades over what the Twins had last year.
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- lrak76 - Nov 18, 2011 at 3:25 PM
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He’ll probably play more games than Mauer or Morneau.
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- crashkobra - Nov 19, 2011 at 12:43 AM
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I think you meant “and” “combined”
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- dremmel69 - Nov 18, 2011 at 3:55 PM
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I am happy about the move back to Terry Ryan. Carroll was a classic Ryan move. He hates to have a non-fielding middle infielder. Doumit makes sense too, considering the run on catchers this off-season and the Twins dismal offense.
That said, this is November. I will reserve judgement on the Twins off-season until the team hits the field in April………
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- b453841l - Nov 18, 2011 at 8:33 PM
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I was thinking he would be a good target for Minnesota and a good fit with the Twins’ needs. I had written it off as not happening because TR already made his big free agent splash for this off season in signing Jamey Carroll. Glad I was wrong. Hopefully, some more bat acquisitions will happen.
