A couple other takes.
First, and I may have to cleanse my soul for saying this, but I agree with Olbermann here.
Face it, McLouth had a good April and May last year, that inflated his numbers for the entire year. He's 27 (peak) and hitting only .250ish this year. I was always under the impression that he was a one-hit wonder last year. He's a career .261 hitter for crying out loud and most Pirate fans (and Smizik's dumbass) are acting like we traded away Clemente.
Keith Law, who scouts players for a living said this today:
"Like it a lot for Pittsburgh - Morton could go right in their rotation, Gorkys is a ++ defender with a chance to hit (he hasn't been good this year but he's also 21 in AA), Locke is a high-upside LHP with three pitches who has shown good feel and command in the past. That's a lot of talent - and difficult-to-get talent, since players up the middle and LHP are hard to acquire in trade or free agency - for a guy who is, what, an average outfielder? Fringe-average? Since 6/1/08 McLouth has hit .256/.327/.447 if you exclude his 7 IBB, and he's not good in CF. "
Law was on ESPN 1250 this morning and his exact words to describe the trade was that it was a "heist" for the Pirates.
Law also went on to say that in the offseason, these players that we got plus a SS were on the table from the Braves for a trade for Peavy, but the Braves eventually thought twice and withdrew the offer because they thought they'd be giving up too much, and we got that for McLouth? Sign me up any day for that.
Pirate fans, ask yourself this, stop for a moment and evaluate where our entire organization is as a whole right now, compared to 2 years ago when Littlefield was still here. Now think if we have a good draft and are able to get that Sano kid from the Dominican (or even if we don't, but hey), so compare July 2009 with July 2007.
If you can honestly tell me that we're not better off, then I'd like to hear your argument.
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