Matt Morris to the Pirates

[Laura]

per xm radio

[TruffleShuffle]

what the hell?!?!?

[Prior4CyYoung]

per xm radio

 

strange

[Omar]

For who?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

um, ok...

[YearofDaCubs]

wow, incredibly stupid.

[Burtonbell]

what the hell?!?!?

 

Took the words right out of my mouth!

 

Jake, whats going on over there?

[David]

LOL

 

"What the hell?" was my exact response, too.

[Balsa]

Why?

[jyoung55]

How many years in a row are they trying to make sure that they have a top 3 draft pick?

[Derwood]

awesome. Littlefield strikes again

[OleMissCub]

......ok

[Roast]

Hahaha, seriously, WHY?

[Laura]

Rosenthal was already on the show when Kennedy said "this just came across the desk." Rosenthal was non-plussed as well.

[SouthSideRyan]

I was gonna laugh, but I felt really bad for Pirate fans.

 

But still, I mean wow.

 

haha.

[GaborBako]

ROFL

 

LAME!

[Tracer Bullet]

For Jason Bay?

 

I'm trying to come up with guys that would be acceptable. On the Pirates roster, that's not easy.

[Balsa]

For Jason Bay?

 

I'm trying to come up with guys that would be acceptable. On the Pirates roster, that's not easy.

Jack Wilson?

[Electron Blue]

well, folks...

 

this is what happens when a GM makes a trade just to make a trade ;)

[Alfonso Soriano]

Whaaaattttt?

[JeffH]

For Jason Bay?

 

I'm trying to come up with guys that would be acceptable. On the Pirates roster, that's not easy.

Jack Wilson?

 

Not old enough.

[weis21]

Cesar Izturis can't win games by himself people!

[CraziCub]

Saw this on the Giants board:

 

PIRATES ACQUIRE VETERAN STARTER MATT MORRIS

 

The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have acquired right-handed pitcher Matt Morris from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for outfielder Rajai Davis and a player to be named. The announcement was made by Dave Littlefield, the Pirates' Senior Vice President and General Manager.

 

Morris, who turns 33 on August 9, has gone 7-7 with a 4.35 ERA (136.2ip/66er) in 21 starts with the Giants this season. His three complete games are tied with Los Angeles’ Derek Lowe for first among National League pitchers and his innings pitched total leads the San Francisco staff.

 

“Matt brings a veteran presence and durability to our rotation that should compliment our current group of young starters,” said Littlefield.

 

Morris, a two-time All-Star (2001 & 2002), has pitched at least 6.0 innings in 202 of his 260 career starts (78%) and has won 118 games in the big leagues. Since 2001, only Roy Oswalt (108) and Greg Maddux (100) have won more games in the majors than Morris (96). Morris made his major league debut with St. Louis in 1997 and pitched eight seasons with the Cardinals before signing with the Giants as a free agent on October 28, 2005.

 

Davis, 26, hit .271 with two doubles, one triple and two RBI in 24 games with Pittsburgh this season. Rajai¸originally selected by the Pirates in the 38th round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft, made his big league debut last year on August 14.

[inari]

For Ian Snell and Jason Bay? That seems reasonable.

[TruffleShuffle]

Saw this on the Giants board:

 

PIRATES ACQUIRE VETERAN STARTER MATT MORRIS

 

The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have acquired right-handed pitcher Matt Morris from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for outfielder Rajai Davis and a player to be named. The announcement was made by Dave Littlefield, the Pirates' Senior Vice President and General Manager.

 

Morris, who turns 33 on August 9, has gone 7-7 with a 4.35 ERA (136.2ip/66er) in 21 starts with the Giants this season. His three complete games are tied with Los Angeles’ Derek Lowe for first among National League pitchers and his innings pitched total leads the San Francisco staff.

 

“Matt brings a veteran presence and durability to our rotation that should compliment our current group of young starters,” said Littlefield.

 

Morris, a two-time All-Star (2001 & 2002), has pitched at least 6.0 innings in 202 of his 260 career starts (78%) and has won 118 games in the big leagues. Since 2001, only Roy Oswalt (108) and Greg Maddux (100) have won more games in the majors than Morris (96). Morris made his major league debut with St. Louis in 1997 and pitched eight seasons with the Cardinals before signing with the Giants as a free agent on October 28, 2005.

 

Davis, 26, hit .271 with two doubles, one triple and two RBI in 24 games with Pittsburgh this season. Rajai¸originally selected by the Pirates in the 38th round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft, made his big league debut last year on August 14.

 

Well Rajai Davis is basically nothing, and the PTBNL isn't much, but still - why, if you're a team with very limited payroll resources, are you trading for Matt Frickin Morris?