Pirates Make Two Trades

[LC AAU]

The Yankees moved Tuesday to add a multi-purposed bat to Joe Girardi's lineup card, acquiring Eric Hinske from the Pirates in exchange for Minor League right-hander Casey Erickson and outfielder Eric Fryer.

Hinske, a 31-year-old left-handed hitter who was part of Boston's 2007 World Series championship club, batted .255 in 54 games with the Pirates. He had one home run and had driven in 11 runs.

The Yankees also received cash considerations along with Hinske, whose 2009 contract is for $1.5 million. The team announced that Hinske will join the team in New York on Tuesday and a roster move will be made to activate him for the game against the Mariners.

During the Yankees' series last week in Atlanta, general manager Brian Cashman had recently said that he would not seek to add another offensive player despite their recent road struggles, a losing skid that was corrected by winning the series against the Braves and sweeping a three-game series against the Mets.

But Hinske could help fill a variety of roles for the Yankees, including playing all three outfield positions as well as backing up third baseman Alex Rodriguez and first baseman Mark Teixeira.

New York learned last week that Xavier Nady's chances of returning as an active player had been dealt a serious blow, as the outfielder walked off the field during a rehab appearance at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

He is expected to visit Dr. Lewis Yocum on Tuesday in California to determine if he needs a second Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, the first having been performed in Sept. 2001.

Hinske could help fill that void. This season with Pittsburgh, he has played 13 games in right field, six games at first base and three games at third base, and has made 29 pinch-hit appearances, going 8-for-24 (.333) with five walks.

Hinske had signed as a free agent with the Bucs after appearing in his second successive World Series in 2008 with the Rays. Tampa Bay's Opening Day right fielder last season delivered 20 homers and 60 RBIs for the American League champions.

Hinske is a former AL Rookie of the Year, earning those honors in 2002 with the Toronto Blue Jays, who had made him their 17th-round selection in the 1998 First-Year Player Draft. He is a lifetime .257 hitter in 957 career Major League games with the Blue Jays (2002-06), Red Sox (2006-07), Rays (2008) and Pirates (2009).

Erickson, 23, was 3-3 with a 2.25 ERA in 21 games, including three starts, with Class A Charleston of the South Atlantic League. He was the Yankees' 10th-round pick in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.

Fryer, also 23 and a 10th-round pick in 2007, was batting .250 with 15 extra-base hits and 24 RBIs at Class A Tampa of the Florida State League. He was acquired last season from the Brewers in exchange for left-hander Chase Wright.

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Then I just got a text that they tradedNyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett to the Nats for Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan.

Pirates moving more young talent.

 

[chazmaniandevil]

not really, theyre moving FOR young talent

 

[LC AAU]

Nyjer I thought was suppose to be the next big thing for the Pirates? May be wrong. Not really into baseball like I use to be.

 

[chazmaniandevil]

nah, nyjers terrible, while he is young (28 or something), hes just pure speed and thats it

milledge is like 25, has some pop, and some real potential, i like that trade for the pirates

not sure about the hinske one, but weel see

 

[LC AAU]

nah, nyjers terrible, while he is young (28 or something), hes just pure speed and thats it

milledge is like 25, has some pop, and some real potential, i like that trade for the pirates

not sure about the hinske one, but weel see

Oh rofl. Knew he was fast didn't know he was that old. I know Lastings is good.

 

[chazmaniandevil]

Saw this about 3 hours ago lol.

Anyways, Hinske trade was garbage. Why in the hell would we want two single-a players. A positive though is that we didn't play Hinske that much (he barely played) and we got some cash for next year, maybe we can pull a good move.

Nyjer was one of my favorite players. He was a great lefty after McCutchen, and could always put the ball in play. I'm iffy about Milledge. Looking towards the future, I give the trades a 7.3.

is that a 7.3 or a 7 and a 3?

 

[chazmaniandevil]

Give the 7 for the Milledge.

Give the 3 for the Hinske -- why would we need two more SINGLE-A prospects.

id agree with both of those ratings, your organization has officialy lit the match and thrown it on the mess that they had already doused with gasoline

 

[Goober]

I would expect to see Ian Snell out the door soon also.

 

[Goober]

Who's going to want him? Nobody likes 2-8 pitchers with an ERA over 5.

Jack Wilson will be the next imo. I've heard that the Pirates aren't going to trade Freddy this year, even though that was the talk of it at the beginning of the season. He doesn't deserve it with his all-star power.

Another name to throw in is Adam LaRoche -- I only see him staying due to his brother though.

Boy would we be fucked giving up Bay, McLouth, and Sanchez.

The Pirates have been trying to trade him, and the 17 k performance will attract a few teams, especially when the number of quality pitchers on the trading block is low with Peavy and Bedard hurt.

 

[Anthony]

nah, nyjers terrible, while he is young (28 or something), hes just pure speed and thats it

milledge is like 25, has some pop, and some real potential, i like that trade for the pirates

not sure about the hinske one, but weel see

Hinske wasn't a trade to make an IMPACT per se, It was just a decent bat to replace A-Rod every 6th or 7th day & the Yanks got him for close to nothing. Plus, He's been in winning teams before and is familiar with the AL East. (Red Sox & Rays)

Being from NY all I heard was this guy Milledge was supposed to be this great prospect etc etc. He does have potential, the kid just needs some guidance.

 

[chazmaniandevil]

Hinske wasn't a trade to make an IMPACT per se, It was just a decent bat to replace A-Rod every 6th or 7th day & the Yanks got him for close to nothing. Plus, He's been in winning teams before and is familiar with the AL East. (Red Sox & Rays)

Being from NY all I heard was this guy Milledge was supposed to be this great prospect etc etc. He does have potential, the kid just needs some guidance.

whered i say anything about impact?

 

[Anthony]

whered i say anything about impact?

you didn't and I didn't say you did. I was sort of answering your question; you not knowing why they would go after Hinske. It's not like they gave up Phil Hughes for the guy. We'd probably never know how many scoring charts they gave up to get him.

 

[chazmaniandevil]

you didn't and I didn't say you did. I was sort of answering your question; you not knowing why they would go after Hinske. It's not like they gave up Phil Hughes for the guy. We'd probably never know how many scoring charts they gave up to get him.

no i was saying i dont know why the pirates would trade hinske for 2 single a prospects, not the other way around

 

[Anthony]

no i was saying i dont know why the pirates would trade hinske for 2 single a prospects, not the other way around

well Sir, I apologize for the misunderstanding. Please forgive me.

 

[chazmaniandevil]

well Sir, I apologize for the misunderstanding. Please forgive me.

lol dont worry about it, i still believe in the points you said, just was a little confused

 

[Goober]

w

You suck.

 

[Rylo]

Damn Pirates are going crazy with the trades.

 

[chazmaniandevil]

sad thing is, hes next

 

[Mit]

I don't really understand the Hinske trade, but I liked how the Pirates got Milledge. If Milledge could get to his real potential, that lineup could be dangerous with Milledge, McCutchen, Doumit, etc.

 

[NAHSTE]

Milledge will never pan out. Hanrahan wasn't even good enough to hang around in Washington, where they need pitching in the worst way.

This trade is stupid for Pittsburgh because they got two players the worst team in the league no longer had use for....