raisethejollyroger.com - 6/30/2009
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Neal Huntington is having a busy day. After [ sending Eric Hinske to New York ], there now seem to be strong indications that wheels are turning on the Morgan-Milledge trade front.
Twitter seems to be the best way to get news fast these days, so be sure to follow our feed for the latest info. ...
Lastings Milledge for Nyjer Morgan: an offer we couldn't refuse
whygavs.com 7/1/2009 — I see that the trade is confirmed now, so I thought I'd share my thoughts quickly before the gamethread goes up. What this trade comes down to is this: a rebuilding team can never turn down a trade that offers a net talent gain as big as this one ...
Ever Lastings Love
piratesproperty.com 6/27/2009 — According to MLB Trade Rumors, and a dozen other sources at this point, the Bucs have had trade discussions with the Nationals regarding Lastings Milledge and Nyjer Morgan. Despite Milledge’s ability to make Randall Simon and Ian Snell look like upstanding citizens, I actually like the idea of this
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 ...
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 ...
Moving Up: Nyjer Morgan OF Washington Nationals
advancedfantasybaseball.com 7/1/2009 — 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 offer Milledge to Pirates for Morgan
sports.yahoo.com 6/29/2009 — 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 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 ...
Eleven Reasons to Like Nyjer Morgan
firejimbowden.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — 1. It's a lot easier for a young pitcher like Ross Detwiler or Stephen Strasburg to transition to the majors getting three outs an inning rather than four. 2. His nickname in Pittsburgh was the "Mayor of Morgantown." 3. He made this play . 4. Comparisons to Nook Logan are woefully unfair to ...
Eric Hinske traded to Yankees
raisethejollyroger.com 6/30/2009 — For two prospects.
Garrett Jones will be called up from AAA Indianapolis.
The Pirates receive:
Casey Erickson [ stats ]: a mediocre single-A right-handed reliever
Eric Fyer [ stats ]: an average high-A catcher
OK, so that’s virtually nothing. But it’s Eric Hinske we ...
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