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Pirates Acquire Morris
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PITTSBURGH -- As Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline approached, numerous Pirates players heard their names floating around.
Jack Wilson to the Tigers? Salomon Torres to Colorado? Damaso Marte to the Red Sox?
Final answer: None of the above.
Just prior to the 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline, the Pirates finalized a deal with the Giants to acquire starter Matt Morris in exchange for center fielder Rajai Davis and a player to be named.
Needless to say, the deal caught both players off guard.
"I wasn't expecting it. It's something that I've never experienced before," said Davis, who has been with the team since being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on June 5. "This is the only organization I've known thus far. I'm pretty happy here."
Davis will be headed to San Francisco, where it is still unclear whether he will immediately join the Giants' big-league club.
Morris, on the other hand, was aware that he was among a list of Giants veteran players that were linked in various trade rumors. But while talking with reporters over the phone on Tuesday, Morris admitted that he wasn't expecting to hear Pittsburgh when he received news of the deal.
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Pirates Acquire Morris
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