The Pirates and Nationals finally pull the trigger on the Nyjer Morgan/Lastings Milledge deal:
The Pirates, who have pushed to restock a thin farm system by making numerous trades over the last year, get Milledge and reliever Joel Hanrahan from the Nationals for the fleet Morgan and left-hander Sean Burnett, a former first-round draft pick.
I like the pitcher swap for the Pirates. Hanrahan strikes out batters at a good rate, while both walk too many. As for the Lastings/Nyjer portion, Lastings still has potential. Two teams haven’t been able to realize it yet, however, and I’m not sure that Pittsburgh is the right organization to bring it out.
Posted by David Pinto at 5:48 pm | Trades | Permalink | No Comments
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