Waiver Wired: Add Doumit, Casilla

NATIONAL LEAGUE

RYAN DOUMIT, C, PIRATES

I know, it's the Pirates, but after Tuesday night's pair of home runs, Doumit is officially back from missing three-plus weeks with a broken left thumb.

Actually, Domit's final line was 4-for-4 with 2 doubles, 2 HR and 3 RBI.

He raised his average from .322 to .345 in one night, which shows you how few his batting sample is, but even with 119 at-bats Doumit's posted 18 RBI and 24 runs.

Not bad for a catcher who hasn't missed any time.

The biggest thing that is appealing about the Pirates catcher is the lineup.

Just kidding.

It's where Doumit has been hitting in that lineup (cleanup) that makes his peripheral runs/RBI numbers attractive and will set him apart from all those 7th and 8th-hitting backstops.

Doumit now has 7 home runs and could hit 20 before the season's over. And hitting cleanup, 75 RBIs may come by accident. Don't expect the average to stay this high, but it could settle in around the .290-.300 range.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ALEXI CASILLA , 2B, Twins

Called up before the May 13 game, Casilla has quickly earned regular playing time at 2B, as well as a coveted spot in fantasy baseball: Hitting behind speedy Carlos Gomez and ahead of former batting champ Joe Mauer and former MVP Justin Morneau.

That, by itself, doesn't make Casilla worth a pickup. Although in a 5x5, those run totals will help. But it's the way Casilla's hitting (.330), including a 12-game hitting streak and 17 of 18 games. Casilla has also shown modest pop (3 HR, 18 RBI in 88 at-bats).

There's no guarantee Casilla will keep the 2B job if he hits a prolonged slump, but there's no sign of that happening anytime soon.

Bizarre is how this 40-SB threat has only two steal attempts in 24 games, but as Casilla gets more comfortable with his role, the SBs should start to flow.

Be warned, he'll start to go quickly off the shelves once that first multi-SB game arrives.