In June 2009, former Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington made a trade that changed the franchise in many ways. This is a trade we will examine in deeper detail later in the week, but in this trade the Pirates sent center fielder Nate McLouth to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for outfield prospect Gorkys Hernandez and pitching prospects Charlie Morton and Jeff Locke.
While all three of these players made an impact on the Pittsburgh Pirates making the postseason in three consecutive seasons, today we will focus on just one of these players.