The pirates finally stopped trading guys. They've traded away Jason Bay, Nate McClouth, Xavier Nady, and Freddy Sanchez for prospects! Houston is going to be the next pirates. Trading away talent for prospects=19 losing seasons.
This is what the Pirates got for Sanchez... http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=al...Even if Sanchez was (for us, Giants) only half a year of really good play (including +5.9 UZR, so, roughly, above average defense), I'd say the Giants won the trade.