Pirates Acquire Morneau From Twins

[RealGM Wiretap]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Justin Morneau from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for outfielder Alex Presley and a player to be named later.

Pittsburgh entered Saturday tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for first place in the National League Central.

Morneau, who is in the final year of his contract and has spent his entire 11-year career with the Twins, is hitting .259/.315/.426 with 17 home runs and 74 RBI.

Via ESPN

[gold0259]

Pirates got a steal here! Morneau is a hard worker had a bad luck concussion. He was finally putting things together, if he chokes the rest of the season he becomes a cheap FA, if he becomes a force in the playoff race, his stock rises, and he could cash in on one last long term contract.
Good luck, Guy did great things on an OFF the field, very involved in community.