... • Former DC GM Jim Bowden on Lastings Milledge. DC Skipper Search: What " ... ? Mr. Bowden's response: "...We saw Milledge as a corner outfielder and not as a center fielder. Um, ... Morgan from the Pirates, so they had to get a center fielder...Um, you know, Lastings Milledge is a guy that still has not had the at bats to see what he could do, he's got tremendous ...

... a starting pitcher) without giving much away, I think they'll do it. 2. Garrett Jones, Lastings Milledge and Andrew McCutchen all won't be eligible for free agency for ... prior to the deadline? McCutchen isn't going anywhere for a long while, and I'd be surprised if Milledge is either. If Jones is traded, it will only be because Pedro Alvarez, Andy LaRoche, and Jose Tabata ...

... : what could Omar Minaya possibly have been thinking when he traded Lastings Milledge for Ryan Church and Brian Schneider? The good ... should assume that Minaya is a rational actor, Mets Geek The Milledge Trade And Good Faith: Alex Cora SS Fernando ... Schneider and outfielder Ryan Church to the Mets for outfielder Lastings Milledge. Now, its rumored that the Nats have acquired veteran catcher Paul Lo ...

... ; value $100K) Ronny Cedeno (paid $822.5K; value -$2.8M) Lastings Milledge (paid $452K; value $3.3M) Joel Hanrahan (paid $420K; ... , Joel Hanrahan, Ross Ohlendorf, Andrew McCutchen, Garrett Jones, Andy LaRoche, Lastings Milledge, and Jason Jaramillo are all considerably outpacing their paycheck. Of course, that's offset a bit thanks to guys, who according to Fangraphs, should be paying the team ...

... McCutchen and Pedro Alvarez and Jose Tabata and Brad Lincoln and Lastings Milledge and Charlie Morton as they approach arbitration and free agency. ... making wise baseball decisions. What if the Pirates were forced to release Lastings Milledge this offseason and replace him with an inflated salary for someone like Rick Ankiel, just to increase payroll? There is no doubt that payroll disparity is a ...

... not exist in a vacuum. Centerfield is locked down for both the immediate and forseeable future. Lastings Milledge didn't blow anyone away last year, but he did enough to earn an extended look and ... Ankiel gets healthy, there's more than a good chance that he'll be a better hitter than Milledge and Clement in 2010 and it's entirely possible that that won't change. But we also don ...

... managed to start Elijah Dukes in center for weeks and even Austin Kearns once before finally handing the job to Harris after Lastings Milledge was demoted. He also backed up his surprising power surge in 2008 ... from an athlete to a ballplayer. Between Burgess, Maxwell, Dukes, Milledge, Pena, and Hood, maybe just maybe one of them will turn into something. Free Agents Courtesy of ...

... , Andrew McCutchen, which is why they (unwisely) traded Morgan to the Nationals for Lastings Milledge. But McCutchen costs about half a game on defense, which is why he should have been moved to right field. McCutchen and Morgan have been buddies before playing ... trade of Sean Burnett for Joel Hanrahan in the Morgan-Milledge deal. But if they could have paid Bay-Morgan an average of $ ...

... ) that should we be surprised with his 2009 line at 20HR, 70RBI, 86R, 19SB, .256 Avg? Lastings Milledge - Many people felt he would be a 20-20 man in 2009. Had a lost season with problems in Washington and was moved ... remember he was a high 1st round pick). Also keep in mind Milledge must realize that he is running out of chances in MLB and that maybe finally ...

... Player Position Transaction; Sep 30 Pittsburgh Pirates trade Nyjer Morgan to Washington Nationals, Eric … … Nationals in a four-player deal involving outfielder Lastings Milledge. Earlier Tuesday, they shipped backup Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees. … The Pirates, spurred to trade … Jury Convicts Man in Fat ...

... baseman Akinori Iwamura will help draw the heralded reliever to Pittsburgh.  Chone Figgins is a free agent, too.  Maybe we could have Lastings Milledge or Andrew McCutchen recruit him to come to Pittsburgh since they’re all you know… American. After giving up a decent bullpen arm in Jesse Chavez for Iwamura it would make sense to ...

... losing season No. 18. It's not quite that straightforward, though. The team does have a pretty solid core of youngsters, so anything they do this winter has to be accomplished without blocking players like Lastings Milledge and Andy LaRoche from getting at-bats so that the team can accurately assess just what they have in those players. ...

While I work on some more real content, I thought of another potentially interesting poll. I know there isn't a real-life situation where this will become relevant; I'm just wondering.  Poll Which player would you rather have on the Mets right now? Lastings Milledge Jeff Francoeur   667 votes | Results

... August 7th, 2007 he was behind the plate when Barry Bonds hit HR #756 off the Nats Mike Bacsick. That winter he was traded to the Mets along with Ryan Church for Lastings Milledge. Excited about coming to New York, he arrived penciled in as the Mets regular catcher. He played in 110 games, built with a rugged old time style of play, out of ...

... his average up to the .290 range, and improved his base stealing skills, making him a threat from the top of the lineup.  Of course, if guys like Lastings Milledge and Jose Tabata work out, Hernandez could find himself as trade bait in the next few years, especially with Robbie Grossman and Starling Marte on his tail. 2010 Expectations:& ...