Pirates

It has come to my attention that the Pittsburgh Pirates have made yet another trade. Nyger Morgan and Sean Burnett have been traded to the Washington Nationals for OF Lastings Milledge and RP Joel Hanrahan. They also traded Eric Hinske and cash to the Yankees for a 2 minor league prospects. Right now, Lastings Milledge is starting his rehab assignment to recover from a broken finger. Joel Hanrahan has an ERA of.... are you ready for this..... 7.71!!!! He is 0-3 with 5 blown saves this year. I now present his box score from his last 3 appearances:
6/21 vs. Toronto: 1 IP 3 H 3 R 3 ER 1BB 0K 36 pitches
6/23 vs. Boston: 1 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 1BB 1K 22 pitches
6/26 @ Baltimore: 1/3 IP 3 H 4R 4ER 1BB 1K 27 pitches

Atleast he is on a good run right? As for the Hinske trade, I say good. The prospects the Pirates have gotten from NY have turned out to be solid, and Hinske is a whining bitch. Also, he was making $1.5M this year so they dumped his contract. Both prospects Pittsburgh received, Casey Erickson and Eric Freyer, has produced in the lower leagues. They are each only 23 years old.

I would have liked to see Pittsburgh keep Morgan, but Hinske was an overpaid doushe and Burnett was having some serious issues. I just wish they would have gotten more out of the deal from Washington. Milledge was supposed to be a great prospect but has battled injuries over his 3 years in the league. He did have 14 HRs and 68 RBIs last year. The biggest problem is there is noone to step in and replace Morgan right away.