We’ve heard for the last week that former Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit was expected to sign a deal before the end of November. Jerry Crasnick has an update today that Doumit is down to two American League teams, and is expected to make a decision today. What this means for the Pirates is that they’d get a compensation pick between the first and second rounds of the 2012 draft. The deadline to offer arbitration to ranked free agents is on Wednesday, November 23rd. If Doumit signs today, the Pirates could offer arbitration with no risk that he’d accept the offer, thus giving the team a compensation pick.
Ryan Doumit Expected to Make Decision Today
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.
