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(by Ian Koski) Pirates' fan blogs seem to agree that Pittsburgh got the better end of Tuesday's four-player deal. Not surprisingly, neither Joel Hanrahan nor Sean Burnett emerge as factors in most of their assessments, which tend to look at Lastings Milledge as a big-hitting player with lots of potential versus Nyjer Morgan as a mediocre speed player past his prime.
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June 30, 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 Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for outfielder Lastings Milledge and right-handed pitcher Joel Hanrahan. Nationals Assistant General Manager and...
Via Just A Nats Fan
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July 02, 2009
Joel Hanrahan: From Roberto Clemente nominee to traded
There’d be days like these my mama said. (And remember, my mom is a lifelong Cubs fan so she’d know)! Quite a shakeup over the last few days. I’m sure they’re not done yet. Joel Hanrahan and Lastings Milledge (who I never did high five) were traded to [...]
Via Nationals Enquirer
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June 30, 2009
(Photo by Reuters Pictures. Let's face it: Lastings MIlledge was set up to fail in 2009.)
"And what we got, we addressed two of our biggest needs: athleticism and speed and defensive ability in center field ... and a bullpen guy that we can have control of for the next three years." (Mike Rizzo, via Washington Times, 6/30/2009)
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Via Honest Wagner
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June 30, 2009
Lilly and Ohlendorf at 7.
...adding ... Pirates make two trades today. First Hinske to New York for some minor leaguers and then, as Dejan Kovacevic reports here: Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett for Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan.
There will be a cascade effect from this deal. Bottom line is no padded cage for Ryan Doumit. He will have to play the field as the Pirates trade away...
Via Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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June 30, 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 does for the Pirates. I'm not trying to knock Nyjer Morgan here, either, but Morgan is what he is; he's a great defensive player...
Via Pittsburghlive.com
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June 30, 2009
Several Pirates players openly wondered whether adding Lastings Milledge's potential pop was worth another blow to the team's chemistry.
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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June 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 deal is done at this point.
Via SFgate
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July 01, 2009
The Pittsburgh Pirates, swapping outfielders at a rapid rate for the second successive season, sent Nyjer Morgan to the Nationals in a four-player deal involving Lastings Milledge and also shipped backup Eric Hinske to the Yankees on Tuesday. The Pirates...
Via ESPN
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July 01, 2009
...like Lastings Milledge to acquire Morgan. Analysts I have quite a bit of respect for, like Keith Law, Dan Szymborski, and our own R.J. Anderson, hailed this as an easy win for the...
Via Raise the Jolly Roger!
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July 01, 2009
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, which are free to be viewed by any number [...]
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