Bill Ladson, of MLB.com, reports the Washington Nationals optioned OF Lastings Milledge to Triple-A Syracuse Tuesday, April 14. Milledge was hitting .167 (4-for-24) with one RBI.
Our instinct: According to Howard Fendrcich of the AP, Lastings Milledge lasted all of one week as the Washington Nationals’ leadoff hitter.
Off to an 0-7 start this season after finishing with a majors-high 102 losses in 2008, the Nationals optioned their starting center fielder to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday. Milledge was hitting .167 with no extra-base hits, one RBI, one walk and 10 strikeouts atop the batting order.
“He is still a work-in-progress as a leadoff man,” assistant general manager Mike Rizzo said during a conference call.
As do most player, Milledge needs out of Washington really bad. Just saying.
