Futilitywatch 09: Trade Winds are Blowing

by Pat LackeyFiled under: Pirates, NL CentralFutilitywatch '09 is a our semi-regular update on the Pittsburgh Pirates and their march toward their record 17th consecutive losing season.How many teams in baseball history have traded two-thirds of their starting outfields in consecutive years? The Pirates started 2008 with an offense oriented outfield of Jason Bay, Nate McLouth, and Xavier Nady, from left to right. With Bay and Nady slated to become free agents in the two coming off-seasons and having good years at the plate, the Pirates dealt them and shifted towards a defensive outfield of Nyjer Morgan, McLouth, and Brandon Moss. Now, Morgan and McLouth are gone and GM Neal Huntington may not be done dealing. Where does that leave the Pirates?Futilitywatch 09: Trade Winds are Blowing originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments