MLB Trade Rumors: Nyjer Morgan For Lastings Milledge

by faketeams on Jun 30, 2009 12:43 PM EDT in Baseball

If you're not following Will Carroll on Twitter, well, you're a little behind the knowledge curve. Here is one of his latest tweets:

injuryexpertRT @jperrotto: Am told Morgan trade will either go down in next 24 hrs. or won't happen.

Do the Pittsburgh Pirates have the strong clubhouse personalities to handle Lastings Milledge, a player whose act has worn thin in two organizations already? Or does that even matter given his potential?

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Lastings Milledge?

Never give-up on talent

113 votes

Reputational risk too much for a rebuilding team.

83 votes

196 votes | Poll has closed

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Milledge

he makes more sense in LF or RF for Pittsburgh than Morgan in LF, no? Maybe he will grow up someday.
Gotta like what the new GM is doing there though.
The deal makes sense for both teams.

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Jun 30, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions

+1

Flipping Morgan for a talent like Milledge will be universally lauded. I do question, why the Pirates thought it wise to comment publicly on the mistake of signing Snell.

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by faketeams on Jun 30, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions

maybe the Pirates will throw in Ian Snell.

anyway, does this make Morgan’s value go up or down? does he become a platoon player in Washington? the Nats offense is in the middle of the NL in most categories. except steals. They either don’t run or they don’t have anyone who can run. Morgan’s main asset is his speed.

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