Milledge to Pirates in Four-Player Deal

[BoSox21]

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates have agreed to a trade that will send OF Nyjer Morgan and LHP Sean Burnett to the Nationals for OF Lastings Milledge and RHP Joel Hanrahan.

 

Hanrahan struggled out of the gate this season, but many think his troubles were related to overuse in the WBC. He's a better bet for future success than Sean Burnett. Milledge is currently recovering from a broken finger, but is a younger and more promising all-around talent than Morgan, who is batting .277/.351/.356 this season with 27 RBI and 18 stolen bases. The move seems like a win for the Pirates, and coincides with the club's ongoing rebuilding efforts.

 

Rotoworld

[Dojji]

So that's Milledge's third team now. Third team in three years if I'm not mistaken.

 

does tell us I think that if we decided we wanted him we could make a deal for Adam LaRoche with the expectation of getting a hearing.

[Cocos Disciples]

I like the deal for Pittsburgh. IMO Milledge has a much higher ceiling than Morgan. Burnett has been significantly better than Hanrahan, but Hanrahan is going to improve. He has a better K/9, BB/9 and HR/9 than his previous career averages, the only problem is the hits. This should improve, since he has a .451 BABIP.

[Dojji]

The Nationals benefit from having Morgan and Burnett too i think.

[Spudboy]

The Nationals benefit from having Morgan and Burnett too i think.

 

But will they like Vegas?

[TheKilo]

What a terrible deal for the Natinals

[BSN07]

Can you imagine being traded to the Pirates and it being an improvement?

 

I think The Nationals gave up on Hanrahan too quickly.

 

The Pirates are really trying to build a young core. I think dojji is right in thinking it probably wouldn't take too much to get Laroche. He would be a nice insurance policy for Lowell.