Yea, it does kinda suck that the organization admitted the first round pick they made from 2 years ago was a bust.
As I see it, given the fact that Chavez has reportedly re-signed with the D-Backs, this deal is the backup to missing out on Chavez. And not a bad back-up plan either, IMO. Doumit plays the same positions that Gattis filled last year, so in essence he is replacing the void left by Gattis moving to the full-time roll as catcher.
My guess is that the Twins were giving a choice of pitchers. Not the top guys-Sims, Cabrera or Hale. But a choice from say Martin, Gilmartin, Northcraft and Schlosser. We have good depth in terms of starters who have reached the AAA level. It is an area we were well-positioned to trade from. I think Gilmartin will end up being a #4 or #5 type starter. This is a fair trade.
No way this team makes the playoffs with two of the worst pitch framers in MLB (Laird and Doumit are two of the worst) catching all the games. Laird didn't even have a winning record catching games on a 96 win team last year. While Doumit is just a terrible catcher period. Apparently he doesn't even desire to catch anymore.
To sum it up, Doumit is nothing more than a bench piece or we're in trouble.
should've gone with Ibanez instead
doumit is garbage.
BRule (12-18-2013)
gilmartin will probably end up being scott diamond 2.0
They made a bad pick. Good for them for admitting it and moving on.
Bench bat. Positional flexability (although doesn't play any of them well).
Allows Freddi to have his 3rd catcher. This is big. Sounds like Gattis starts, but they may only play him 3/5 or 7/10 days instead of the 4/5 for McCann. In that case Gattis is a big bench bat. But we know Freddi won't use it w/o a third catcher around.
I'm in the camp that we need a big move. I'd love for this to be a set up for a monster deal that lands us a stud. But I think it's just what it is....solid bench bat with positional flexability who allows Gattis to PH on off days.
parkvadawg (12-19-2013)
Will the Braves ever make another trade that no one on this board will complain about?
Knucksie (12-18-2013)