Quote: MLB.com’s Seth Everett on Milledge
During his recent appearance on SNY’s Daily News Live, Seth Everett from MLB.com had the following to say about Lastings Milledge, who was traded to the Nationals today…
“Milledge’s value had plummeted. If you were gonna have the foresight to realize that Lastings Milledge will never make an All-Star team you should have traded him two years. They didn’t, and they held on until it was too late…Milledge is still a talented young individual, but you couldn’t get a starting pitcher – not a front-line pitcher, but a starting pitcher – for Lastings Milledge, so they addressed another need…
“Billy Beane is on record as saying he likes Lastings Milledge, but it was 18 months ago. That’s the point. Lastings Milledge’s behavior and lack of development have taught other GMs that they don’t believe in him any more. The book has changed. John Schuerholz used to be great at this in Atlanta, when you know that Bruce Chen isn’t going to be a Cy Young you get something in return for him…
“The point is, there isn’t a GM who is willing to give you a fourth starter for Milledge…Clearly Billy Beane wouldn’t budge on Milledge, because if he would have there’s no way Omar Minaya would have blown that chance.”
FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal also appeared on DNL, to comment on today’s trade.
To watch Rosenthal’s segment, click here.
