Comments on: A Name To Tuck Away

By: e poc

e poc — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:59:19 +0000

As a Pirates fan, I had been thinking about possible destinations for Doumit in the event that he’s traded (which, for the record, I don’t think is a given, as his contract is very team-friendly and long enough that he has a chance to be a solid contributor when the Bucs are ready to compete), and the Ms and the Rays seem like the logical places for him to end up. I agree with Dave on this point. Unfortunately, I’m not sure the Ms match up with the Bucs as trade partners. The Pirates need MIs and SPs, and I’d imagine they’d want for Doumit something like the package they got for McLouth, which was the numbers 4 and 7 prospects in the Atlanta organization, plus a major-league ready SP. I doubt the Ms want to trade Triunfel, and I don’t see what’s left to make a deal work. Any ideas?

By: Mike Snow

Mike Snow — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:10:57 +0000

Oh, I didn’t mean the discussion should be limited to national names. I just meant that’s the kind I thought about to come up with my examples, so someone like Thiel didn’t occur to me. Your attention span is fine, considering that we’ve managed to keep this exchange going all day.

By: TranquilPsychosis

TranquilPsychosis — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:32:48 +0000

I was focusing on national names, but Thiel is a good writer, yes.

Pardon, I was just looking at writers worth reading. I really hadn’t considered whether they were national or not. (yet more proof of my attention span I suppose)

By: Steve Nelson

Steve Nelson — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:26:42 +0000

@KingCorran

CATCHER

As a Mariner, I think we would quickly find quotation marks appearing around Doumitâ€™s position whenever he appeared as the backstop on our lineup card.

Similar to the ones that belong around Rob Johnson’s name when Johnson is in the lineup?

By: Mike Snow

Mike Snow — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:55 +0000

I was focusing on national names, but Thiel is a good writer, yes.

By: tristolio

tristolio — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21:40 +0000

I love posts like these.

By: TranquilPsychosis

TranquilPsychosis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18:04 +0000

Not necessarily, the field has always had truly talented writers, ranging from David Halberstam to Ralph Wiley to Bill Simmons according to your tastes.

That’s a good point Mike. I might also add Art Thiel to that list.

By: Leroy Stanton

Leroy Stanton — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:32:37 +0000

I don’t think the Doumit thing will happen, at least not before the season starts. The Pirates were very high on him but he slumped badly after he returned from the wrist injury. But he did hit very well in September. For 3.5MM, I think they’ll at least wait to see how he does and move him either before the trading deadline (unless they’re contending – just kidding) or before next season. It’s a pretty good gamble. If he comes anywhere close to approaching his ’08 numbers they’ll be able to get a lot more for him.

By: KingCorran

KingCorran — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:20:30 +0000

CATCHER

As a Mariner, I think we would quickly find quotation marks appearing around Doumit’s position whenever he appeared as the backstop on our lineup card.

By: universalguru

universalguru — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:43 +0000

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