mvn.com - 7/1/2009
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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, ...
i94sports.com - 7/1/2009
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i94sports.com —
It’s officially July, and for the teams in
the NL Central, it couldn’t have come fast enough.
Currently the Brewers hold a two game advantage over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Reds, Cubs and Astros and even the Pirates are not far behind that. Only the Astros and the ...
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NL Central happy to see June end
raisethejollyroger.com - 7/1/2009
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raisethejollyroger.com —
Yesterday as I was Twittering away about the
Morgan/Burnett trade, I received a “direct message.” For those
of you that aren’t familiar with Twitter, a DM is a private message between only the sender and recipient, as opposed to the thousands of regular updates users send, ...
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A Conversation with Doug Mientkiewicz
therocket.mlblogs.com - 7/1/2009
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therocket.mlblogs.com —
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 ...
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Nationals acquire Sean Burnett, Nyjer Morgan [update]
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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Mets, Pirates, Papelbon, Rivera
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Cashman will certainly be active in the trade market. Let's take a look at what is being written in the Blogosphere...
The Guttridge-Wang Trade Model attempts to quantify all aspects of a trade.
MLB Notebook looks at how teams that are willing to spend will control this year's trade market.
Mets Geek evaluates some buy-low trade targets for the Mets.
Sully Baseball recommends that the Mets not make any trades.
Around the Majors takes a closer look at the two deals the Pirates pulled off this week. ...
Recapping The MLB Trade Deadline Season
Tyler's Take On Sports —
... The Pittsburgh Pirates then got busy unloading players, making two early-July trades that netted them Lastings Milledge and a few other pieces. ...
Checking In On Early Trade Returns, Part One
Dugout Central —
... Pittsburgh Pirates sent Sean Burnett and Nyjer Morgan to the Washington National in exchange for Joel Hanrahan and Lastings Milledge. ...
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