Neal Huntington Rumors
By Tim Dierkes [June 2, 2008 at 10:50am CST]
A collection of links to browse on this fine Monday. Jason Lane can exercise an out clause if he's not promoted to the bigs today. The 31 year-old outfielder is hitting .248/.340/.485 with 11 home runs in 202 Triple A at-bats. The Dodgers hope to acquire a veteran utility infielder as an insurance policy for Rafael Furcal. Any suggestions? The Hardball Times' Mike Lee did an enjoyable interview with Pirates GM Neal Huntington. I have a feeling we'll get a better grasp on Huntington's trading abilities within the next few months. CBSSports.com added Danny Knobler to their team. He's always...
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By Joe Pawlikowski [May 31, 2008 at 12:36pm CST]
A few notes to wrap up what I've come across this Saturday: The Hardball Times has an interview with Pirates GM Neal Huntington. It's plenty long. He talks about the dynamics in dealing with his former team, the Cleveland Indians. Steve Trachsel might be on his way out with the Orioles. Tough to argue against that move. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the O's are in the cellar, and might not climb out for the rest of 2008. Chris Duncan down, Joe Mather up. Could Mather be the piece that rounds out a powerful outfield? Or could he...
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By Tim Dierkes [September 21, 2007 at 1:58pm CST]
According to John Perrotto of the Beaver County Times, the Pirates are likely to hire Neal Huntington as their next GM. Huntington is currently a special assistant to Mark Shapiro in Cleveland. Perrotto believes Huntington could be announced Monday. Cory Humes of Pittsburgh Lumber Co. has been Googling his heart out to dig up more info on Huntington, so I refer you to him. Huntington appears to love the scouting aspect of the game. There's a lot of good info and quotes from this 2005 Jerry Crasnick article, though it's behind the ESPN Insider wall. Paid content is dying...I'm waiting..
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