Pirates Trade McLouth!!!!!!!!!

Wow! I did not see this coming. I am seriously at a loss for words. Here's ESPN's summary of the deal.

I can't even process this deal right now. I know Charlie Morton is supposed to be a pretty solid pitcher and Gorkys Hernandez looks like a speedy singles hitter. Morton has been pitching in AAA this year and Hernandez has been in AA. The other player acquired, pitcher Jeffrey Locke, I know nothing about. Looking at his stats it seems like he's a pretty good strike out pitcher, currently in High A.

The other news here is that Andrew McCutchen is being called up. I expected the day Cutch gets the call would be a happier day. I guess not.