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Twins trade Ryan Doumit to Atlanta for young lefty pitcher

The Twins announced that they have traded catcher/outfielder Ryan Doumit to the Atlanta Braves for left-handed pitcher Sean Gilmartin, who pitched in Class AAA in 2013.

December 18, 2013 at 8:41PM
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Per a tweet from Yahoo's Jeff Passan:

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The news was later confirmed by the Twins, who sent out this news release:

The Minnesota Twins announced that they have traded catcher/outfielder Ryan Doumit to the Atlanta Braves for left-handed pitcher Sean Gilmartin. Doumit played in 269 games for the Twins from 2012-13, hitting .261 (253-for-969) with 62 doubles, 32 home runs and 130 RBI. He is a career .268 hitter (787-for-2936) with 187 doubles, 99 home runs and 396 RBI in nine major league seasons with the Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Gilmartin, 23, went 3-8 with a 5.74 ERA (91.0 IP, 58 ER), 33 walks and 65 strikeouts in 17 starts for Triple-A Gwinnett (International League) last season. He has a career record of 12-20 with a 4.23 ERA (285.1 IP, 134 ER), 74 walks and 223 strikeouts in 54 games (53 starts) during three seasons in Atlanta's minor league system.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder was drafted by the Braves in the first round (28th overall) in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Florida State University. Gilmartin will be signed to a minor league contract and will be invited to Twins Spring Training.

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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