i like doumit.
i can see him starting everyday at a lot of different positions.
he has a lot of positional flexibility.
start him at outfield, first base, and he can be the backup catcher as well.

In addition to 'tams' wanting him .. I hope for his sake some "TEAMS" might as well .. hate seeing him go but what else is "old" or "new" to Pirate fans ??

Seriously... why do the Pirates continue to exist?
They have a rich history of getting rid of their best players. The owners are bent on losing.
Perhaps the Pirates should get sold and move to a different city. Then maybe someone could open a triple-A team there. It's obvious they don't want to even attempt to compete at the major league level.
I love the Steelers and always respected the Pirates of old. Now they're pathetic at best.

The Dodgers could trade for him and then use Russell Martin in a trade toget Roo Halladay.

Hey #3 Bronxfinest will you please shut up already. There is no need to post the same thing on every page. You really must have no life if you can just sit on Yahoo sports and copy and paste the same over and over and over again! Grow up man!

it would be nice if the authors of these articles could proof read them before they are posted

You trade from positions of strength to acquire weakness. The Pirates have a dearth of catching (Doumit, Jaramillo, Diaz at the major league level and Tony Sanchez, the first rounder, who should be ready in '11).
They are soft at SS, 1b/rf (wherever Jones isn't) and on the mound.
I would say the Pirates would need a MLB ready SS or big bat OF, and a plus A-AA arm to get Doumit. If not, he stays.
People forget that Tony Pena brought them back Lavalliere, Van Slyke and Mike Dunne in 1987. People whined about this then and that turned out OK.
Between the trade and the last two drafts, the Pirates have exponentially improved their team despite getting rid of their good players who haven't gotten them close to a .500 season in 12 years.
The Pirates are going in the right direction despite their lack of $$$.

Greeting's everyone:
The onky good outdoors sports for years to come will be up at Seven Springs.That's where the owner's are spending all of the money that they are making, and saving, on the hapless Pirates.They will notonly deal Ryan Doumet, but they will also deal Andy LaRoche.LaRoche, in an interview with KDKA, indicated that he is willing to play any other position that the team wantsfor him to play. So, that automatically opens up the door for him to be dealt.
So, it looks like we are going to have the all affirmative action team until all of the owners force the team to be sold.
CHEERS,Dave

Doumit, WHY? Just another marginal player.

Why not trade another star player on their team for a collection of prospects that, if they work out, will turn around a few years later and trade them too. Total joke what has become of the Pirates organization, much like the Orioles. Both are in great sports towns with a fanbase just waiting to get excited about baseball again, and the owners just continue just to drive them further into the ground, and alienate and annoy what little fans they have left. By mid season, the Pirates will be putting Maholm and McCutchen on the trading block too, just wait and see.

BronxFinest
STFU moron your posting of the same thing over and over land ooking for attention is getting annoying. Grow up a few years and maybe you can come back and post with the adults here.

PNC park is great! Cheap tickets, fireworks nite, bands playing after the game on the field & last but not least.... a great place to go get Sh*t faced drunk.... Bravo Pirates!

If they can get something for Doumit now they gotta do it.....cuz his value is only gonna drop.....they have Sanchez coming up and looked good in his first season PRO ball.....Maybe they could move Neil Walker back to catcher and occasionally play 3rd to give a guy a rest.....He has an awesome glove, but with Alvarez coming up he has no chance to start everyday at 3rd.....They should move him back to catcher, atleast try to get something out of him before they give up on him

What is so great about Doumit? He isn't that good of a catcher and he seems to spend a lot of time on the DL every year. Last year he started to develop an attitude and Russell had to bench him for a few games. If you can get some good propects for him I say trade him. He is just a good player on a bad team. The pirates lose with him the sure can lose with out him.

I agree with Bluto from above. Any player of worth that makes over 3 million dollars should be traded for more prospects. They is no point in spending big money on a team continues to "rebuild". I do have faith in their talent acquisitions as of late, and if their Scouting Department can grow some of their own... they have some young decent talent.
Doumit will only get more in a catcher's market with pretty much 40 year olds.Mariners would be a good spot, with Kenji taking off to Japan.... and soon to be Beltre, they have no pop in their order. I don't think Russ Branyan counts. I could see the Rays going after him and splitting time with Navi, playing some at RF.... if Doumit can get 500 at bats.. he would be dangerous

BronxFinest,
"Salary caps are BS.. Look at the NFL---the cream is still at the top regardless of the cap-Pittsburgh was great before the cap and still are. The Browns were crap before the cap and still are--along with the Raiders and the Lions and the Rams...Salary caps dont really work in the long run..."
I guess Bronx is more of a baseball fan than football. Did you see how "great" the Steelers were in the 80's and middle 90's during the golden age of spending. The Steelers during that era were have been destroyed by the Niners and Cowboys of that era. That is just a fact. Without a cap, you wouldn't have seen the Steelers, Cardinals, Packers, Seahawks and Rams in the Superbowl. Also the Raider and Browns were more successful during the pre-cap era. A cap forces teams to be smart with their money. Nothing more...nothing less. No cap is perfect but the NFL probably has the best.
I am a Giants and Yankees fan. I was happy that the Yankees won and people shouldn't be rip them on the money issue because they are playing by the rules. Whether the rules are fair is pretty much depends on who your favorite team is. I think they should have a min and max cap. This would force cheap teams to put a better club out there instead of receiving money from the bigger market clubs. Also the league should contract and eliminate teams that ownership cannot afford to put a good team out there year in and year out.

I love the Bucs and I love the Doumit, but he's not a great player. He can't play catcher well enough defensively which is going to require him to be moved to first or RF, what is he then? A 25 HR 1st baseman? That puts him in the bottom 3rd of the league.
Move him while you can.

Doumit is a straight up piece of [profane] that can't stay healthy long enought to make solid contributions to the club. Jarramillo and Diaz played great ball in his place. Jarramillo is an everyday cather in the MLB. His only real struggles were at the end of the season when he stopped playing on an everyday bases. So I say let the other teams pay him to take up a DL spot. Pittsburgh needs left handed relief pitching and quick. We got three right handed pitchers for Jack Wilson, what the hell are we going to do with that?
The Pirates have money and were one of the top profiting teams in the MLB last season. Their game ratings were through the roof on FSN-Pittsburgh. The aquision of Iwamura was pretty big for the Pirates shows their going to start spending that money they've "saved".
They need to cut Brandon Moss or get something for him but unfortunatley his trade value is a pack of Trident Layers, which unless were dealing him to a small asian electric company isn't going to get us jack.
I think that Jones(RF) McCutchen (CF) D Young (LF) LaRoche (3B) Cedeneo (SS) Iwamura (2B) Clement (1B) and Jaramillo (C) isn't that bad of a line up.
Need some more power though.

The Pie Rats lost 99 games with Doumitt and will most likely be able to repeat that number without him. The Bucs are so bad the Bad News Bears won't watch them.

Are the Pirates still in the majors?

Anyone who finds this a surprise please stand on your head. Anyone with potential to demand any cash will be traded, PERIOD! The Pirates should fold and put the people of Western PA out of our misery.

The Pirates are only weak at C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, LF, CF, RF, SP, RP, and CP.
STOP ATTENDING THE GAMES! That is the only way to hurt the ownership! You can come and watch the HS baseball team I coach and I will light fireworks in my back yard for you...free. It's the same quality of players and cheaper. There will be as many people there too.

Doumit is nowhere near a top five C and they do have depth in the organization at the position. He does not deserve anywhere near the type of money he is going to get with his current contract. If the Pirates can add depth at positions of weakness with a player or players equal to Doumit's ability they should jump at the opportunity. I am pissed because the Pirates suck, but I really think Huntington has a clue. If I were part of Pirates management I would also jump on any reasonable deal for Doumit. This deal would not be because of money, but rather due to Doumit's track record which includes a great deal of injuries along with only average production from the C spot except for power #'s.

ship him out as fast as they can,his melt down after the trades last year prove he doesn't want to be here so let him go stink it up somewhere else,he'd make a good DH.for tampa,if he can stay healthy.