sports.yahoo.com - 6/29/2009
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The Washington Nationals offered Lastings Milledge to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Nyjer Morgan is a straight-up swap of outfielders, according to Piratesreport.com. According to the report, Pittsburgh GM Neal Huntington apparently wants Nationals acting GM Mike Rizzo to add a ...
therocket.mlblogs.com - 6/28/2009
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therocket.mlblogs.com —
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. ...
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Nationals trying to acquire Nyjer Morgan [update]
nleastchatter.com - 6/30/2009
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nleastchatter.com —
looks probable According to both MLB Trade Rumors
and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , LMillz to Pitt? the...
Pirates and Nationals are close to a deal of Nyjer Morgan for current minor leaguer Lastings Milledge. NLEC had first linked to the Post-Gazette on Saturday night regarding this ...
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Nats Trade Rumor: Milledge for Morgan deal is close
voices.washingtonpost.com - 6/30/2009
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
I wouldn't mind sending Milledge, but only Milledge
for Morgan. It doesn't look like Lastings has a...
future with the Nats. However, Morgan doesn't look like he is anything special. I would be just as happy to keep Harris there for now and try out ...
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Rumored: Nationals Offer Milledge to the Pirates
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... The Washington Nationals have offered their 2008 starting centerfielder Lastings Milledge to the Pittsburgh Pirates for their current utility outfielder ...
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Nationals News -The Nationals offerLastings Milledge for Nyjer Morgan straight up, but the Pirates aren't sold on the deal. -Ryan Langerhans, lost in a sea of outfielders in Washington, has been traded to the Mariners for Mike Morse, whom the Nats are listing as an infielder. -Manny Acta shifted the batting order in yesterday's game against the O's, moving R. Zimm to cleanup and putting Willie Harris first, with Guzman and Johnson second and third. Of course, the Nats won that game, so we'll see if it sticks. ...
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Pirates, Nats Close To Swapping Morgan & Milledge
mlbtraderumors.com 6/30/2009 — The Pirates already dealt Eric Hinske this morning, but they're still talking trades. Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Pirates are close to dealing Nyjer Morgan to the Nationals for Lastings Milledge . However, no ...
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 ...
Pirates send Morgan to Nats in four-player trade
scoresreport.com 6/30/2009 —
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , the Pirates have agreed to trade speedy outfielder Nyjer Morgan and pitcher Sean Burnett to the Nationals for outfielder Lastings Milledge and right-hander Joel Hanrahan.
While Burnett and Hanrahan are decent relievers, the two outfielders will ...
Morgan for Milledge?
baseballmusings.com 6/27/2009 — Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke rounds up the rumors about a Nyjer Morgan trade to Washington. I agree with him that it doesn’t make a lot of sense for the Nationals, but:
What it comes down to, though, is that Morgan is never going to be more valuable than he is right now and ...
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 ...
Morgan for Milledge, Burnett for Hanrahan
wevegotheart.com 7/2/2009 — From the Nationals:
WASHINGTON ACQUIRES OUTFIELDER NYJER MORGAN AND LEFTHANDER SEAN BURNETT FROM PITTSBURGH IN FOUR-PLAYER TRADE
The Washington Nationals today acquired outfielder Nyjer Morgan and left-handed pitcher Sean Burnett from the ...
Pirates trade Morgan/Burnett for Milledge/Hanrahan
buccofans.com 6/30/2009 — The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett to the Washington Nationals for Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan. B.U.C.C.O. Fans.com breaks down the deal, including salary information for all players.
Pirates, Nationals Discussing Swap
mlbtraderumors.com 6/27/2009 — Via Twitter , Ed Price of Fanhouse.com says the Pirates and Nationals have been discussing an outfield swap of Nyjer Morgan for Lastings Milledge but that talks stalled when Pittsburgh asked for right handed starter Craig Stammen as well. Milledge is ...
Lannan And Links —
Nationals Journal 6/29/2009
Before I get to the links, let me drop a comment about John Lannan, who probably deserved more attention in my game story. With Lannan, results will always speak louder than radar guns. He doesn't have an ace's typical stuff -- no dominant fastball, ...
M's Trade Morse, Acquire Langerhans —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
Hours before a series-clinching victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, the Mariners announced they had traded utility man Mike Morse to the Washington Nationals. In exchange for Morse, Seattle received minor league outfielder Ryan ...
Morgan to the Nationals? Don't Do It, Neal —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/30/2009
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 ...
