[情報] Pirates Acquire Justin Morneau
Pirates Acquire Justin Morneau
The Pirates have made a second bold August trade, acquiring
first baseman Justin Morneau from the Twins in exchange for
outfielder Alex Presley and cash or a player to be named later.
After Pittsburgh traded for Marlon Byrd and John Buck, the NL Central-rival
Cardinals responded with a deal for John Axford. Today, the Bucs sent
another volley and left no question that they intend to raise the
Jolly Roger over the division this year.
Morneau, 32, is in the midst of a hot streak after starting the year
slowly. His .836 OPS and nine home runs during the month of August
have raised his composite triple slash line to .250/.315/.426.
Of course, Morneau has never returned to the form he showed
between 2006-2010, when he was one of the league's more productive
hitters. Nevertheless, he has been swinging a big stick of late and
his left-handed power bat could play up at PNC Park.
Presley is a 28-year-old outfielder who saw only limited action with
the Pirates this year, putting up a .264/.274/.389 line in
73 plate appearances. While he registered a strong .804 OPS in 231 plate
appearances as a 25-year-old in 2011, that has proved so far to be a
flash in the pan, as Presley managed only a .237/.279/.405 line when
given a chance to play more frequently in 2012. Presley will be under
control for league-minimum salary next season. While he does not offer
a ton of upside at this point
in his career, Presley is probably the kind of player that it makes
sense for the Twins to take a chance on.
Of course, the biggest impact from this deal is on the Pirates'
intense pennant race with the Cardinals and Reds. By adding the
left-handed bat of Morneau, the Bucs now have ample platoon options
between first base and the third outfield spot. The team can now
use a combination of Garrett Jones and Morneau against righties,
and then trot out Byrd and Gaby Sanchez for southpaws.
Morneau, who is set to become a free agent in the coming off-season,
had cleared waivers when no team was apparently willing to take on
the remainder of his $14MM salary this year. With the Pirates now
willing to pay full boat and kicking in a return, however marginal,
the Twins were seemingly rewarded for holding onto Morneau at the
non-waiver trade deadline and allowing him to re-establish his value.
Of course, Minnesota also paid his salary for an additional month,
and now will only save a bit over $2.2MM on the end of the deal.
The team apparently chose to move the lifetime Twin rather than
re-signing him, but could still bring Morneau back via free agency
in the coming off-season. Having already determined that it would
only extend Morneau at a much lower price than his current deal,
however, Minnesota does not figure to dangle significant money.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/08/pirates-to-acquire-morneau-.html
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