East
**tes: Doumit, Blue Jays, Drew, Valle
Braves GM Frank Wren says he viewed
Ryan Doumit as the best player available to fill his bench need because "he's almost two players in one,"
tweets Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Atlanta
acquired Ryan Doumit from the Twins in exchange for left-hander
Sean Gilmartin earlier today. *More out of the AL and NL East..
- While Blue Jays*GM*Alex Anthopoulous is still engaged in trade talks, he might be content to stand pat at this stage of the offseason, writes Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.
- The Doumit pickup also allows Evan Gattis to pinch hit when he's **t catching for the Braves, **tes Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter).
- The Red Sox are still interested in Stephen Drew following today's acquisition of infielder Jonathan Herrera, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Herrera will serve as a utility man for Boston.
- Former Phillies catching prospect Sebastian Valle appeared to be on the move last winter, along with pitcher Tyler Cloyd, in a proposed deal for Houston reliever Wilton Lopez, but the Phils backed off the deal because of concerns about the condition of Lopez’s arm, writes CSNPhilly.com's JIm Salisbury. *The Phillies designated Valle for assignment this morning.
- Wren said the trade doesn't mean anything for Braves*catching prospect Christian Bethancourt, tweets David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "When he’s ready to be our catcher, he’ll be our catcher."
- In today's mailbag, a reader asks MLB.com's Bill Ladson if the Nationals are done making moves this winter.
