A few years ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a superstar outfielder named Jason Bay and a very questionable pitcher named Oliver Perez, while the Mets had a promising, if undeveloped, outfielder, Lastings Milledge, whom they traded to the Washington Nationals for Ryan Church.
Now the Pirates have both Milledge and Church, while the Mets have Bay and Perez.
Neither the Pirates nor the Mets have outfielder Xavier Nady, who was the consideration for Perez (and reliever Roberto Hernandez, who lasted only two months with the Mets).
Nady was re-traded by the Pirates in 2008 to the Yankees for Ross Ohlendorf and a potential replacement, outfield prospect Jose Tabata (attributing Jeff Karstens and Dan McCutchen to Damaso Marte). The Pirates made out better with Nady because Ohlendorf and Tabata are ...
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Trading Pieces and (Maybe) Places: Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets
Posted: 17th March 2010 by Tom Au in MLBComments Off on Trading Pieces and (Maybe) Places: Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets