Yardbarker: Ryan Doumit

Down on the Farm: Snippets from MLB.com

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:12 -0500

I've been waiting for the MLB.com beat writers to start writing their normal offseason Inbox articles, and today a bunch of them responded. The Mets beat writer Marty Noble and and the Marlin's Joe Frisaro were the only ones writing the Inbox articles until today. Here are a few snippets regarding some of the top prospects: Mark Bowman, Braves: Can the Braves move Chipper Jones to first base and maybe look for a third baseman? -- Edward G., Santiago, Dominican Republic Chip...

2009 Rule 5 Draft Preview: Catchers

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:58:55 -0500

The 2009 Rule 5 Draft will be held at the Winter Meetings on December 10th, 2009. The Pirates have taken a player in the Rule 5 draft in each of the last two seasons, selecting Evan Meek in 2008, and Donald Veal in 2009. Meek is now one of the top relief options in the Pirates' bullpen, while Veal looked very promising in the 2009 Arizona Fall League after a year of work with Joe Kerrigan. With the Pirates expected to make another Rule 5 selection in 2009, I decided to revi...

Ryan Doumit and the Prospect of "Selling Low"

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:00:35 -0500

More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Browse more photos » The hot stove is in full effect, and teams are taking a hard look at their rosters to prepare for the winter meetings. One team that has already been busy is the Pittsburg Pirates, as they previously acquired Akinori Iwamura from Tampa Bay. Last year, one of the Pirates' most expensive players was catcher Ryan Doumit. After a .318/.357/.501 i...

Selling low on Ryan Doumit

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:36:00 -0500

Word came out this week that the Pirates would be interested in trading their starting catcher, Ryan Doumit, if the price was right. Before I continue, the Pirates haven't said they are shopping Doumit. They haven't said they've gotten any offers. We don't even know what teams have expressed interest, just that there are teams who have expressed interest. So it's far from a guarantee that a

FOX Sports: Pirates, Brewers Discussed Ryan Doumit, J.J. Hardy

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:09:25 -0500

More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP 3 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit, back, turns to apply a late tag as Colorado Rockies' Clint Barmes scores on double by Seth Smith in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Browse more photos » First things first: treat this with a grain of salt for now. The fact that the Pos...

Could Ryan Doumit be the next to go?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:30:43 -0500

The latest wave of offseason speculating-because-there’s-nothing-else-to-do has Ryan Doumit on the trading block. That’s not terribly difficult to fathom. Neal Huntington sure does love making trades, the Pirates have catching depth in the minors, and there aren’t a lot of terribly appealing catching free agents this year. Doumit, who has shown the ability to be [...]

Should the Pirates Trade Ryan Doumit?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:15:00 -0500

After the Pirates traded Nate McLouth last spring, I figured the Pirates would be building around Ryan Doumit and his team friendly contract. Well, maybe not:"Pirates switch hitter Ryan Doumit drew interest from several teams during this week's general managers' meetings in Chicago, multiple Major League sources said Thursday.The sources believe Pittsburgh would not hesitate to move Doumit, 28, in the right deal. The Pirates have dealt a number of veteran players since Neal Hunti...

Next on the block: Ryan Doumit?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:40:00 -0500

Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi reported yesterday on their blog that the Pirates would be willing to listen to offers for Ryan Doumit this winter and "not hesitate to move him" should the right offer be made. I think that pretty much everyone that's seen how Neal Huntington operated over the summer more or less expected to hear something along these lines. I'm sure some people will be disappointed since Doumit signed that extension before the season, but a 29-year old tha...

Let the Ryan Doumit rumors begin

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:42:00 -0500

It should be no surprise that the Pittsburgh Pirates would be interested in trading Ryan Doumit. The Pirates have two major league catchers who showed they were capable of holding down the position without Doumit last season. The Pirates used their 2009 first round pick on Tony Sanchez, a catcher who is expected to rise quickly through the minor league system. The writing is pretty much on the

If I'm trading for a catcher Doumit's my target..

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:46:00 -0500

There are some very nice catchers available via trade; names like Shoppach, Snyder and Buck but if I'm trading for a catcher the player who would top my list is Ryan Doumit.The 28 y/o catcher is a switch hitter who has a reasonable contract all the way through 2013. Doumit is owed 3.55MM in 2010, 5.1MM in 2011, club option in 2012 for 7.25MM and a club option in 2013 for 8.25MM ( source Cots contract). The young catcher burst onto the scene in 2008 by hitting .318 in 116 games with a .501...

Community Projection Review: Ryan Doumit

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:37:13 -0500

More photos » by John Heller - AP 5 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit fields a ground ball to force out Atlanta Braves' Brian McCann in the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 17, 2009. (AP Photo/John Heller) Browse more photos » For those who are new here, we play a game each winter wherein we come up with a "community projection" for each sta...

Charlie Morton, Ryan Doumit, Jeff Karstens Help Bucs Sweep Doubleheader

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:06:50 -0500

More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP about 8 hours ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' Lastings Milledge, left, keeps Chicago Cubs shortstop Ryan Theriot from completing a double play during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Pirates' Steve Pearce was safe at first on a fielder's choice. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Browse more photos » ...

RYAN DOUMIT SENT TO TIME OUT

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:58:00 -0500

In the midst of the Pirates' mind-blowing 19th consecutive loss at Milwaukee last night, manager John Russell benched catcher Ryan Doumit after 4 1/2 innings. Details on the incident are somewhat vague, but at the very least there appears to be a bit of legs to this rift, hence Doumit's absence from tonight's starting lineup.The 28-year old oft-injured catcher, who's never played more than 116 games in a season, was hitting .219 with 8 HR and 26 RBI in 49 games this season. He...

Ryan Doumit Returns

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:22:30 -0500

Ryan Doumit Returns ...Along with Luis Cruz. Robinzon Diaz heads back to Indianapolis. It's a bit of shame to see a somewhat competent player go, but the Pirates really don't need three catchers.

Ryan Doumit Needs Kentucky Fried

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:13:29 -0500

Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit doesn’t have a hit yet in his minor league rehab assignment. The stretch for the switch hitting Bucco has reached 0-for-20. Well, we were thinking about this as we watched the movie Major League last night. The answer for Ryan (and perhaps the Pirates in general) is to get Jobu out of [...]