advancedfantasybaseball.com - 7/1/2009
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Outfielder Nyjer Morgan is not a player destined to be a long term fantasy star he is 29 years old and in his first season as a fulltime regular. But he does have his uses in NL-only leagues and should see a nice boost to his fantasy value after yesterday's trade that sent him from the ...
Nats Player News: Nationals trade for Nyjer Morgan
nleastchatter.com 6/30/2009 — Earlier this afternoon the Nationals officially completed a trade which will bring them OF Nyjer Morgan from the Pittsburgh Pirates and left handed reliever Sean Burnett . The Nationals gave up still young, but troublesome Lastings Milledge and reliever Joel Hanrahan to get the deal done.
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Nationals trying to acquire Nyjer Morgan [update]
therocket.mlblogs.com 6/28/2009 — Looking to improve their outfield defense, the Nationals are trying to acquire Pirates outfielder Nyjer Morgan, according to a baseball source. The Nationals see Morgan as a center fielder/leadoff hitter. The Nationals also like his hockey attitude. ...
Nats Trade Rumor: Nyjer Morgan?
nleastchatter.com 6/27/2009 — Nyjer a Nat?
According to The Pittsburgh Post Gazette the Nationals are pursuing a trade for the Pirates outfielder Nyjer Morgan. Negotiations appear ongoing, but Pittsburgh had come back asking for both former met Lastings Milledge and rookie starter Craig Stammens. We here at NLEC will ...
Nyjer Morgan for Lastings Milledge?
firejimbowden.blogspot.com 6/28/2009 — The rumors are that the Nationals are trying to swap Lastings Milledge for Nyjer Morgan. We wouldn't be fleecing the Pirates by any stretch, and I don't love the idea of trading a young player with upside at the bottom of his value, but I don't think this is a terrible idea. The argument for ...
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 ...
Nyjer Morgan on the trading block?
raisethejollyroger.com 6/27/2009 —
Last night and this morning, there have been some rumors, tweets, and posts about [ a potential trade that would send Nyjer Morgan to the Washington Nationals ]. Washington offered outfielder Lastings Milledge in return, but talks stalled when the Bucs also asked for pitching ...
Nationals showing interest in Nyjer Morgan
northsidenotch.com 6/27/2009 — Sources say that the Washington Nationals have offered the Pirates OF Lastings Milledge for OF Nyjer Morgan.The teams began discussing this eight days ago, and a Washington proposal in which the Pirates would get younger outfielder Lastings Milledge crumbled when the Pirates came back seeking ...
More On Nyjer
bucstradewinds.net 7/1/2009 — Defensively Morgan was a plus in left field. Offensively, he was offensive. As a leadoff type hitter, he simply does not get on base enough. Even when he does get on base, he was too easily picked off. Morgan is still a work in progress at 28. While the guys on MLB Network ...
Nationals Scouting Outfield Options?
mlbtraderumors.com 6/28/2009 — Talks have swirled this weekend about the Nationals' pursuit of Pirates CF Nyjer Morgan, but it looks like he's not the only outfielder on the Nationals' radar. Bill Ladson at MLB.com has updated his previous post on the discussions, and this time he ...
Nationals acquire Sean Burnett, Nyjer Morgan [update]
therocket.mlblogs.com 7/1/2009 — The Nationals have traded reliever Joel Hanrahan and outfielder Lastings Milledge to the Pirates for reliever Sean Burnett and outfielder Nyjer Morgan on Tuesday afternoon. Morgan is considered the key to the deal for Washington. He was acquired to ...
Austin Kearns Era Refuses to End —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
With the acquisition of Nyjer Morgan, it was obvious that the Nationals needed to make a corresponding roster move. The clear choice was to get rid of an outfielder to help ease the logjam created by the Morgan acquisition. The question then ...
