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Pete 12
They need to get rid of Huntington and promote Ty Brooks to GM!
Bobby Nacho
They need to get rid of Huntington?
Really..please explain?
Bob W
Huntington may have expressed a willingness to trade prospects, but the next one he trades will be the first one.
David Kaufman
Its funny someone said that because Ty Brooks would actually be a very interesting option.
And c’mon guys, wake up. I have been on the Huntington bandwagon for a while, but I’m really starting to question him. After 4 years and coming up on his fifth year, where we are is just not acceptable.
angryredmenace
Where did you expect the Pirates to be? Huntington took control of a small to mid market team with a weak farm system and a culture of losing that goes back more then a decade.In a division with two superior run franchises, The Cardinals and The Brewers,a big market franchise in The Cubs, and franchise that has draft a hell of a lot better in The Reds, I can’t see The Pirates who were far behind the eight ball when Huntington started being any better than what they are.
HummBaby
I personally can’t wait for the Pirates to return to respectability. They were so dominant prior to the early 90’s.
eugene tober
The Buccos haven’t been a dominant team since the 1970’s in the NL East.
HummBaby
What about the runs with Bonds and Bonilla in the late 80s?
eugene tober
Maybe I’m just nostalgic but baseball was just more competitive in the ’70s. Because there way too many teams now.
pirateswillwinin2013
they had good runs in 90, 91, 92
PSUCooLio
sign prince!!! we need the power and the mojo. signing him shows we want to win. we get him more guys will become interested.
rf–presley
lf–tabata
cf–cutch
1b–fielder
2b–walker
3b–pedro
c–snyder or another FA
ss–cedeno
get 1 free agent pitcher and this team wins central next year.
Smrtbusnisman04
I’ve been saying this for a while now and i will repeat it again: EXTEND ANDREW McCUTCHEN NOW!!
The Pirates can be a solid team if:
Pedro Alvarez can find his stroke. Our team was productive when he was on fire at the end of 2010.
Resign Paul Maholm
Resign Derek Lee
Resign Ryan Doumit to be Starting Catcher (he was hitting great down the stretch, then trade him at the deadline)
Add another Starting Pitcher because Ross Ohlendorf wasn’t effective this year (too much risk; wilson and sabathia are unlikely, but we can pick up a #2 guy.
goner
“It’s taken too long”?
I don’t think there’s any question that Huntington’s evaluation of major league talent can be improved (see: Lyle Fecking Overbay, Aki Iwamura, and in a sense, Jose Bautista), but the fact is the Pirates gambled and lost on several young players (Andy Laroche, Lastings Milledge, Jeff Clement, Brandon Moss, etc.). Sometimes highly-touted prospects don’t work out; it’s just more noticeable when free agent acquisitions (Ramon Vazquez, Ryan Church, Matt Diaz, and the aforementioned Overbay) likewise flame out.
ontheball
FA’s that make sense for the Bucs are players that provide depth and rebound candidates on the cheap… Kubel has power, is still in his 20s, can play both LF and RF. Bedard would be a nice fit in Black’n’Gold if he was able to stay healthy, and would help solidify the rotation with a higher K ratio than any current SPs, plus the likelihood of a statistical bump from a transition to the NL. Carlos Guillen is a dark horse choice, but he possesses a solid bat, can play all IF positions, and would come at a reasonable price. I like Pittsburgh’s internal options at Catcher, but a cheap gamble on bringing Navarro back to the NL would be a low risk/high reward move if they wanted to move Jaramillo.
Brent
dierkedamus
Jim Trunzo
Frankly, I’d like to see them go after someone young and blocked at his position, like the kid in Cincy, (excuse the spelling, because it’s probably wrong) Yonder Alonso. If I’m not mistaken, he’s a true firstbaseman being forced to play the outfield because of Votto. Settle for Barmes at SS because the position is so thin. Get one inning-eater #2/3 starter who can get 6 or 7 strikeouts a game, every game. Then wait for the kids, with fingers crossed. I’m still ticked off that they didn’t take the SS Machado (again, spelling?), who some compared to Alex Rodriguez when they had the chance. Pitchers are so risky.