PITTSBURGH, PA - AUGUST 9: Outfielder Lastings Milledge #85 of the Pittsburgh Pirates follows through on his swing after hitting the baseball against the...

Lastings Milledge could be the next big Pirates star -- but it's not enough if the team doesn...

MLB: JUL 26 Nationals v Dodgers 26 July 2008: Lastings Milledge of the Washington Nationals before game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los...

May 15, 2008, 2008; Queens, NY, USA; Washington Nationals center fielder Lastings Milledge (44) bats during the game against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. The Nationals defeated...

ATLANTA - APRIL 10: Outfielder Lastings Milledge #85 of Washington Nationals bats against the Atlanta Braves April 10, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo...

Washington Nationals center fielder Lastings Milledge, left, is forced out on the first half of a double play as Florida Marlins' Emilio...

Washington Nationals Lastings Milledge during a spring training baseball game Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/David...

Washington Nationals' Elijah Dukes (34) celebrates his three-run home run with teammates Lastings Milledge (44) and Ronnie Belliard, center, during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los...

Washington Nationals Lastings Milledge during a spring training baseball game Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/David...

Sept 14, 2008; Miami, FL, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Lastings Milledge (44) bunts the ball against the Florida Marlins in the eighth inning at Dolphin Stadium. The...

Baltimore Orioles v Washington Nationals WASHINGTON - JUNE 28: Lastings Milledge #44 of the Washington Nationals leads off second base during a baseball game against the Baltimore...

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit, top, holds up the ball after tagging out Washington Nationals' Lastings Milledge in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Milledge...

May 19, 2008; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals center fielder Lastings Milledge (44) slides safely into second base ahead of the tag by Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase...

...York Mets cut the 48-year-old utilityman Thursday, opting to give 22-year-old outfielder Lastings Milledge another chance in the majors

WASHINGTON - MARCH 30: Lastings Milledge of the Washington Nationals is introduced prior to the game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals...