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mercurynews.com - 7/1/2009
Baseball: Pirates trade Morgan, Hinske - San Jose Mercury News
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The Pittsburgh Pirates traded starting left fielder Nyjer Morgan to the Washington Nationals in a four-player deal involving outfielder Lastings Milledge and also shipped utilityman Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees on Tuesday. The Pirates acquired Milledge and reliever Joel Hanrahan from the ...
fangraphs.com - 6/30/2009
The Morgan-Milledge Deal
— fangraphs.com — Over the last few years, one of the easier running jokes in baseball was to suggest that... any available outfielder would interest the Washington Nationals. Jim Bowden couldn’t hide his love of toolsy, athletic underperformers, so every kid who ... (more) The Morgan-Milledge Deal

Comments vote down Marlin Maniac | A Florida Marlins Blog found this 6/30/2009found this
Productive Day For Bucs
mvn.com - 7/1/2009
Productive Day For Bucs
— mvn.com — The Pittsburgh Pirates had a busy day on Tuesday, pulling the trigger on two different trades. In... the first move, Pittsburgh sent veteran Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees in exchange for low-level minor leaguers Casey Erickson and Eric Fryer. While Erickson and Fryer have limited upside, ... (more) Productive Day For Bucs

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yankees.lhblogs.com - 7/1/2009
Hinske at the hot corner?
— yankees.lhblogs.com — Both Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman were quick to say yesterday that Eric Hinske can play first... base, third base, right field and left field. They are correct in the sense that he has played those positions in the past. But as far as third base ... (more) Hinske at the hot corner?

Comments vote down The Yankee Universe found this 7/1/2009found this

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Roto Arcade:  Closing Time: What's the frequency, Johan?

Behind The Moat:  LINKAGE: Eric Hinske… meh.

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Closing Time: What's the frequency, Johan?
Roto Arcade — ... There's no reason to force a theme on you tonight – obviously June 30, 2009 will go down in world history as the day the Yankees acquired Eric Hinske. If the shock has worn off from that deal and you're ready to move onto other stories and players, enjoy the bulleted content below. ...

LINKAGE: Eric Hinske… meh.
Behind The Moat — ... So the Yankees got Eric Hinske for a bag of baseballs. This is a meh move. Apparently he will fill in at 3rd when A-Rod rests, and will play wherever else when needed. Fine, sure. ...

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Nationals pursuing Morgan in trade
community.post-gazette.com 6/27/2009 — By Dejan Kovacevic | 2:17 a.m. Saturday Washington is pursuing a trade for Pirates outfielder Nyjer Morgan, according to two sources late last night, including one source inside the Nationals' baseball operations. The teams began discussing this ...
Nationals and Pirates Complete 4 player trade
digitalsportsdaily.com 6/30/2009 — The Washington Nationals today acquired outfielder Nyjer Morgan and left-handed pitcher Sean Burnett from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for outfielder Lastings Milledge and right-handed pitcher Joel Hanrahan. Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Baseball ...
Pirates Trade Hinske, Burnett, Morgan; Continue to Doom Franchise
mlbbabble.com 7/1/2009 — The author discusses why the Pittsburgh Pirates are the worst franchise in all of sports.
The Travesty of the Nyjer Morgan Trade — Major League Jerk
Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Pirates ruined baseball by trading Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett to the Nationals for Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan. Now, as players, they are all OK to shitty. But for aesthetics, no one looks better in a baseball uniform than Nyjer Morgan. What the Pirates ...
The Nationals are First in something? — Sportin a Attitude
The Nationals buried 17- plus ball games in the erratic NL East division decided to be First in something this baseball season. Today the Nats’ kicked off the MLB trade market unloading outfielder Lastings Milledge and former Closer Joel Hanrahan to the Pittsburgh Pirates for ...
Pirates at it again: Nyjer Morgan traded to Washington — postgameheroes.com
Just when you find yourself becoming a fan of a Pittsburgh Pirate he gets taken from you. Bay, Nady, McLouth, and now fan-favorite Nyjer Morgan has been shown the door. At least this time we’ve actually heard of the player(s) coming back to Pittsburgh in the trade. MLB.com has the ...
Washington Nationals Trade Potential for Production: Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan to Pittsburgh Pirates for Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett — Federal Baseball
More photos » by Evan Vucci - AP about 1 month ago: Pittsburgh Pirates' Nyjer Morgan smiles in the dugout after leading off the baseball game against the Washington Nationals with a double ...
Nationals and Pirates Complete 4 player trade — Nationalsportsreview.com Blogs
The Washington Nationals today acquired outfielder Nyjer Morgan and left-handed pitcher Sean Burnett from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for outfielder Lastings Milledge and right-handed pitcher Joel Hanrahan. Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Baseball ...
Prelude to a deal: Morgan for Milledge? — MVN RSS
There has been a ton of rumors swirling this morning about a possible Nyjer Morgan for Lastings Milledge deal within the next 24 hours.   Will Carroll tweeted this morning that he had been told by a "good source" that a deal could be in motion.   MLB Trade Rumors whispered the ...
Buzz: Nationals trade Milledge to Pirates — MetsBlog.com
According to Dejan Kovacevic, of the Post-Gazette , the Nationals and Pirates have agreed in principle to send Nyjer Morgan to DC and Lastings Milledge to Pittsburgh. …wow, two of the worst run franchises in baseball team up to make a deal, each swapping young outfielders… i ...
Pirates Notebook: The classic debate — BUCCO Fans.com
I mentioned some thoughts on the Nyjer Morgan for Lastings Milledge trade rumors Friday night. Since that point I've been thinking about the non-baseball aspect of the deal.There are two opinions on the trade rumors from what I can tell. One side wants Milledge because he's a talented player ...
Washington Eyeing Pirates' Nyjer Morgan For...Lastings Milledge?! — Sixty Feet, Six Inches
Lastings Milledge flashes some of his famed potential The big story this week has obviously been the NBA Draft. While that's cool and all, unlike my fellow writers, I don't know the first thing about basketball. What I do know is baseball, trade rumors, and especially baseball trade ...
— Diamond Hoggers
Just what the Nationals need, another Outfielder. "Washington is pursuing a trade for Pittsburgh outfielder Nyjer Morgan, two sources said late last night, including one source inside the Nationals' baseball operations." [ PBC Blog ]
Nationals pursuing Nyjer Morgan in trade — BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Washington is pursuing a trade for Pirates outfielder Nyjer Morgan, according to two sources late last night, including one source inside the Nationals’ baseball operations. The teams began discussing this eight days ago, and a Washington proposal in which the Pirates would get younger ...
What Are the Pittsburgh Pirates Doing? — Bleacher Report - MLB
As you may have seen, the Pirates made another set of trades that have fans scratching their heads. The Pirates sent Eric Hinske to the Yankees for a couple of minor leaguers, and just yesterday sent one of their most prolific players in first-year ...
A More Full Ship: Pirates Attendance On The Rise. — Bleacher Report - MLB
For all the hoopla and outrage surrounding the Pirates after the Nate McLouth trade, it's surprising to me to see that the Pirates are actually ahead of last year's attendance numbers. "Considering the country's economic instability, the city's ...
Nationals Trade Lastings Milledge: Is Elijah Dukes Next? — Bleacher Report - MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates GM and fellow UMass Sports Management graduate, Neal Huntington was a busy man today. Hours after trading Eric Hinske to the Yankees , Huntington pulled off a four player trade with the Washington Nationals. The Pirates traded ...
Nats to Send Milledge, Hanrahan to Pirates For Morgan, Burnett — Bleacher Report - MLB
The Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed in principle to a trade, with Washington sending perennial bust, outfielder and leadoff man Lastings Milledge and former closer Joel Hanrahan to the Pirates for outfielder and leadoff ...
Nats, Bucs Closing In On Deal — Nationals Journal
[UPDATE, 2:55 p.m.] - The trade is actually a 2-for-2. Lastings Milledge and reliever Joel Hanrahan going to Pittsburgh. Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett coming to Washington. More to come soon. --- The Nationals are close to finalizing a deal that would ...
Morgan to the Nationals? Don't Do It, Neal — Bleacher Report - MLB
Over the past few days a rumored deal has been floating around regarding Nyjer Morgan going to the Nationals for Lastings Milledge. Why on earth would Neal Huntington even consider this? Recently, Huntington made it known that he is looking to ...