Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Nate McLouth

Talking Chop has it right. Wren didn't sit around and wait until the deadline, if the phils and mets search for improvements lingers til the deadline, this gives the braves a "head start" if you will with their improved team

Solid haul for the Pirates. Yeah, if this was a competitive team, dealing a McLouth would be stupid, but the Pirates' organization has NO pitching, whatsoever, and Morton and Locke immediately jump into the short list of their top prospects.

I don't get what the Pirates are doing, at some point they have to actually build around players they have. And if they are gonna trade away their veteran players, they have to get at least one player of worth back. They've traded away an entire outfield (Bay, McLouth, Nady) without getting one impact player back.

How fast Wren was to correct the problem? Is this the same problem that they failed to address since the end of 2008? Is that really fast? Was Garrett Anderson ever considered a solution? Please....

Congrats to Pittsburgh, great trade Gorkey and Morton are legit. You look at the trade and what the hell happened with Jason Bay trade? The Cubs, Yankees, Mets, Sox may spend the most dollar wise on there players but man Atlanta spends the most resources. Nefalti, Salty, Andurus, Holland, Morton, Gorky for Nate and Tex? Wow. Nice job Wren

Hmm, add Yunel Escobar, and this package is what the Padres wanted for Peavy in November.

Peavy >> McLouth. Solid haul, all around.

Posted by: V | June 03, 2009 at 08:00 PM

True, but yunel would have been the best player in that package by quite a bit. I don't think he gets enough recognition...he's a real good SS. Peavy's contract is also alot less team friendly, and pitchers have a much greater risk of injury.

Where is the power going to come from in the Pirates lineup? Aside from Alvarez, does anyone else on the team even have 10 home run power?

I know that isn't everything, but still, the Pirates have enough speedy outfielders. I sure hope McCutcheon is all that he's supposed to be because suddenly there's a ton of pressure on him.

Sure Andy LaRoche, Morgan, and Moss are nice little players, but none of them are difference makers in a lineup. LaRoche and Moss were brought in for power potential and they have none. This team will continue to struggle on offense if they have eight of the same player.

The rotation is second in the league in quality starts and the offense had 15 games where they've scored one run or fewer. That's a big deal.

If the Pirates wait a while for their young guys to develop, they should have the money to go after some bats in a couple of years. It'll work out.

Talking Chop has it right. Wren didn't sit around and wait until the deadline, if the phils and mets search for improvements lingers til the deadline, this gives the braves a "head start" if you will with their improved team

Posted by: bravesfan22193 | June 03, 2009 at 07:48 PM

The last thing the phils or mets should do is be reactive to this. The Braves still have issues. Does this help, yes, does Hanson's callup help, yes and moreso than this but I still don't see them winning the division this year.

i'm excited about McClouth. i think that he is going to help the Braves Lineup. i hope we can get a RF maybe if we don't deal Frenchy you can bring him off the bench.

If I'm a Pirates fan I'd stay away from the park for awhile until this organization shows that it knows what it's doing. Time will tell if any of these guys work out, or they will just have an amazing AAA team. The key is to drafting wisely. They'll be running out of trading chips soon. I'd say that McLouth was the last one they had. They won't get anything for Jack Wilson or Adam LaRoche.

The only way this deal works out for the Pirates is if McLouth steps into a hole, rips his archilles heel to shreds and is forced to retire.
IMHO, this was a bean counter's swap, a salary dump. It has all the markings.