I was reading mlbtraderumors, and they were having a discussion as to which players would go where by the deadline. I would like to list the trades involving the Pirates, both realistic and unrealistic, and see what people think about them. Organized by poster.

cnnrcrrll - Yankees trade George Kontos and a player to be named later for Ian Snell

RoyalsRetro - 2B Freddy Sanchez to Minnesota for IF Steve Tolleson and P Jeff Manship

                          P Ian Snell and P Jesse Chavez to Cleveland for 1B Ryan Garko and 2B Josh Barfield

enchinga - 1.F. Sanchez to Giants for J. Sanchez and Noonan.

                     2.Snell and Grabow to Yanks for Coke, Kontos, and Betances.

                     3.Zack Duke to Texas for Moscoso.

                     4.Maholm and LaRoche to Braves for Escobar and Medelin.

Pirateswillwinin2010! - Pirates trade Ryan Doumit C and Zach Duke to Philadelphia for Kyle Drabek SP, Jason    Donald SS, Andrew Carpenter SP, and Micheal Durant 1B

                                           Matt Capps and Ian Snell to Colorado for 2B Eric Young Jr, and P Casey Weathers

Now let the blasting of people we've never met begin.