The Pirates traded Nate McLouth to Atlanta, at least in part, to make room for super prospect Andrew McCutchen. "It caught me off guard that [Nate] McLouth was traded," McCutchen said of last night's surprising trade to Atlanta of a cornerstone Pirates player signed to a $15.75 million contract barely three months ago. "Good guy. Pretty much one of those guys who wanted to be the guy on that team. And they traded him to get me up there, which says a lot, that they have faith in me to make an impact. Hopefully, I can come in there and do well."