Before I jump into the links, a note about what I wrote yesterday.  Most of what I wrote was written before the trade actually become final.  In fact, most of it was written on the basis of Milledge for Morgan, before the secondary players in the deal were identified.  I still believe all of the opinions hold, but that’s the reason for the lack of coverage of Burnett and Hanrahan.  Additionally, last night NH was on Rocco DeMaro’s post-game show, and he stated that Milledge will likely not be arbitration eligible for another full year due to the service time he has missed with injuries.  I’ve corrected this on the post, but I thought I’d point it out here.  Let’s hit the links…

Raise The Jolly Roger has a conversation with Doug Mientkiewicz about the trade and the value of clubhouse chemistry

Dave Cameron of Fan Graphs likes the trade for the Nats.  (Dave also wrote this piece about Ian Snell the other day)

Rob Neyer of espn.com wonders why the Pirates want Milledge.

Bucco Ball has an analysis roundup (He quotes Rob Neyer, but the Neyer piece I found takes a distinctly different view.  Not sure what the deal is there.)

Tags: Doug Mientkiewicz, Links, Rob Neyer