It was reported today by Jim Bowden that the Pirates are a suitor for Twins first baseman Justin Morneau. Morneau looks like he's going to be dealt before the deadline. He has a .273 average with 7 HRs and 52 RBIs. He's a pretty good run producer. He's an upgrade but not as much as people think. His power numbers would improve as a left handed batter in PNC Park as opposed to Target Field. However, he has the same problem as everyone else on this team, he can't hit lefties. That makes him a little more unnattractive as a trade target for me. Also he's in the final year of his contract which gives him a good amount of money. Twins will have to eat up most if not all of his remaining contract. He's not the most attractive trade piece but he'd be an upgrade. However he has platoon splits which means he'd be a platoon player here which I don't think will fix the problem that much. He'd help but not that much. Neal Huntington's history would say that getting Morneau would be a Huntington type of trade since he'd come very cheap and Huntington likes cheap trades.
Cost:
The cost would be very low considering his contract doesn't match up to his numbers. He's no longer the MVP player like in 2006. He would be cheap even if the Twins eat up his whole contract. At best the Twins would get two C level prospects if that even. The deal would be similar to the Derek Lee deal in 2011.
I would do it if we can't get Morales. Morneau has a good amount of RBIs and a decent average. He can produce which is what the Pirates need. He should be plan B if we can't get Morales. My problem with him is that he can't hit lefties. He'd be a much better platoon partner with Sanchez than Jones since Morneau produces more runs.
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