Yesterday, the Braves sent pitchers Charlie Morton and Jeff Locke and OF Gorkys Hernandez (all three minor leaguers) to the Pirates for All Star Center Fielder Nate McLouth. Frank Wren certainly worked his magic to pull off this trade. Nate is a power bat, base stealing threat, and also a gold glove center fielder. He is under a reasonable contract through 2011 (with a club option for 2012). He is only 27 years old so he is in the prime of his career. This could give the power bat that Braves needed to compete for the NL East. He will likely start his first game as a Brave tonight against the Cubs. Welcome to the family Nate!
