The Pirates traded CF Nate McLouth to the Braves for 3 Minor League prospects. The best part of this deal for the Braves is that Tommy Hanson, Jason Heyward or Kris Medlen are not part of this deal. The 3 prospects are Gorkys Hernandez, Charlie Morton and Jeff Locke.
YTD Stats:
Hernandez (AAA)- Hitting .316 with 0 HR and 19 RBIs
Charlie Morton (AAA)- 7-2 with a 2.51 ERA with 55 Ks in 64.2 IP
Jeff Locke (A)- 1-4 with a 5.52 ERA with 43 Ks in 45.2 IP
I was sure that the Braves were displaying Chris Medlen for trade bait and that was why they didn't recall Hanson at first but they just robbed the Pirates blind and they still may move Medlen later.
Other roster moves around this deal include the Braves releasing Tom Glavine and recalling top prospect Tommy Hanson to start on Saturday. The void in CF for the Pirates will most likely be filled by Top Prospect Andrew McCutcheon who had a great spring the the Pirates before being sent to AAA.
When I first heard of the deal I assumed that the Pirates were dumping salary but after looking at McLouth's contract that isn't the case:
2009: 2M
2010: 4.5M
2011: 6.5M
2012: 10.65M (Club option year with a 1.2M buyout)
If I were a Pirates season ticket holder, I would visit that big yellow bridge that leads to the stadium and jump off.
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