Hey everyone! I'm Michael and I've been asked by the president of the Tom Brady fan club, Nix, to give some information on the buccos bounty from their trades. Not sure if you heard but they traded Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett (former #1 pick) to the Nationals for Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan. They also traded Eric Hinkse to the yankees; more on that later.
The pirates are the clear winner in this deal. Burnett was going better in the reliever role than starter and the pirates never really gave him a shot. Hanrahan has some bad numbers this year, mainly due to pitching in the WBC, but has much better stuff than Burnett and will fit in nicely in the setup role. The crown jewel of the trade is Milledge; think Andrew McCutchen with more power but more baggage. If he can pull it all together, the pirates should be a force in the NL central. They have done a great job of actually acquring high end talent (albeit prospects) for their major league average talent, unlike Dave Littlefield.
The Eric Hinkse trade was for a pitcher Casey Erickson and Eric Fryer. Nothing special about these guys but Eric Hinkse wasn't nothing special either. Erickson might be a middle reliever and Fryer can be a good ultimate utility guy.
All in all, the pirates are building great organizational depth and getting high end guys in their minors which is exactly the opposite of what Dave Littlefield did. Look for the pirates to turn heads next season and definitely in 2011.
The pirates are the clear winner in this deal. Burnett was going better in the reliever role than starter and the pirates never really gave him a shot. Hanrahan has some bad numbers this year, mainly due to pitching in the WBC, but has much better stuff than Burnett and will fit in nicely in the setup role. The crown jewel of the trade is Milledge; think Andrew McCutchen with more power but more baggage. If he can pull it all together, the pirates should be a force in the NL central. They have done a great job of actually acquring high end talent (albeit prospects) for their major league average talent, unlike Dave Littlefield.
The Eric Hinkse trade was for a pitcher Casey Erickson and Eric Fryer. Nothing special about these guys but Eric Hinkse wasn't nothing special either. Erickson might be a middle reliever and Fryer can be a good ultimate utility guy.
All in all, the pirates are building great organizational depth and getting high end guys in their minors which is exactly the opposite of what Dave Littlefield did. Look for the pirates to turn heads next season and definitely in 2011.
Pittsburgh Mike
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