More On Nyjer

Defensively Morgan was a plus in left field. Offensively, he was offensive.  As a leadoff type hitter, he simply does not get on base enough.  Even when he does get on base, he was too easily picked off.  Morgan is still a work in progress at 28. While the guys on MLB Network are being overly critical of the trade, they are also overly infatuated with Nyjer Morgan.   They feel his .286 career average and stellar defense makes this trade a no brainer that Washington made out on this deal. I still don’t understand that. While Milledge may not be the super stud he was once projected to be, he is still a .261 hitter in his MLB career that spans a little over 260 games of MLB experience at age 24. Morgan on the other hand has yet to reach 162 games played in his MLB career at age 28. Even if Milledge only improves marginally, he will still provide more for the Pirates by age 28 than Morgan will for the Natinals over his career. Morgan is a nice MLB player....