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L.Wrong Hubbard
So jayHay had a “meager .283/.311/.388”, but don Kelly’s slash with a below Mendoza BA was “modest.” The adjectives always get me
yankees500
Yeah I always wonder “Chris Davis batted a slightly above average .230 BA” but Harrison’s .283 is “modest”
Travis’ Wood
Nobody cares about batting average, you have to look at the whole slash line. Chris Davis’ slash line was above average whereas Harrison’s was well below average.
jdgoat
It’s obviously the other more important numbers that are above average
JrodFunk5
Also different people write the articles….
Travis’ Wood
Using “modest” to describe Kelly’s abysmal slash line was certainly strange, but I see no issue with calling Harrison’s slash line meager.
ScottySmalls25
It’s the lack of pop really
beto
OBP dude
YourDaddy
“We would love for him to be a Pirate for life” translates to “we would love to keep him but we can’t so we will trade him as soon as we can. If we had gotten a halfway decent package in trade he would have already been gone”. Cutch is gone as soon as he shows some life in his bat again.
pjmcnu
Yeah, that “narrative” is out there because it’s exactly what Pirates do with any expensive player. And, sure, they’d LOVE to have Cutch for life, if he’ll accept humiliating 1-year deals for <$10M for a couple of years, then end his days on minor league deals with invites. I don't know who Huntington thinks he's fooling. We know the Pirates. We can SEE you, Huntington!
GarryHarris
Now that you point it out, it makes perfect sense that Ryan Braun remains a Brewer. I didn’t think of it that way because of the Brewers’ rebuilding. The Brewers project that their other players are producing within Braun’s current contract.
daveineg
If Braun were a FA and didn’t have his PED history, he’d get a lot more than 4 years and $76 million. He’s still a premier offensive force. The Brewers have a nice wave of young talent already in the big leagues or close to it. Even with Braun, they’ve got the lowest payroll in the game. Trading him just to trade him makes little sense. He’s 33, not 37, and should have several more highly productive years left.
baseballdeez
His one failed PED test 6yrs ago is meaningless regardless of what MLBTR, etc spew via an anonymous source. Plenty of guys that have failed have received contracts for market value. And, again, its been 6yrs. Not 1-2. He’s also signed for 4/80 since there’s a mutual option in 5th year with 4M buyout. Barring injury he’s going to continue to produce because guys like him don’t come around too often. Stearns would never trade Braun without getting a fair return. If he finds that he’ll trade him given the deep OF prospects coming through the system now. If he doesn’t and the prospects are performing well something will happen as you can’t have a 36yr old Braun taking a spot of a 25yr old with upside and controllability.
kevins-7
I’ve heard all the rumors on trading Andrew McCutchen, but I have not heard one about him being resigned. I was upset thinking this conversation didn’t happen before, and now after reading Andrew’s article to Pirates fans, I’m mad. This player has done more for the franchise in the last 20 years than anyone. Isn’t it worth discussing whether he thinks he is worth $25M a year, or $15M. IF it is any close to the lower amount and he starts 2017 off like the McCutchen of old, I’d sign him for another 5 years. Then Austin Meadows, top “prospect” in all his glory, becomes your true blue trade chip.
ps. Drew Hutchinson trade worst of Huntington era!
66TheNumberOfTheBest
Can you name a third contract signed by a star player/franchise icon that is NOT currently an albatross?
Mauer? Votto? Pujols? Ellsbury? Carl Crawford?
The Pirates need to get whatever they can for Cutch and give the job to Meadows.
It’s a young man’s game once again. The fact that the Pirates cannot afford third contracts is now an advantage.
And no trade will ever be worse than Jason Bay. They knowingly traded their best player for AAAA guys to fill out the roster instead of just signing some AAAA guys and getting a real prospect for him.
Without the Liriano trade, the Pirates don’t have Nova or Hudson right now.
kevins-7
I’ll give you credit for mentioning Jason Bay. That, along with Walker for Niese get honorable mentions for me. Remember, it wasnt just Liriano they gave up for Hutchinson. And we’ll need to agree to disagree on Cutch. If he returns to form, I’ll take 5 more years of him over Meadows and other unproven prospects any day.
beto
There’s a good amount of old players that still produce like Votto, Braun, Cabrera, Lester, Cano, Cruz, and Longoria. Big contracts aren’t always bad
swb120
Sorry, the worst Pirates trade ever was Aramis Ramirez Kenny Lofton for Bobby Hill and a bag of balls.
ethan 3
I don’t know if Pollock will make it to the postseason with the D backs. They have more than two years to go I think, and by then he will probably be on another team
NuckBobFutting
We would love to keep Cutch a Pirate for life, but no snow this year has really hurt my Seven Springs. I need to make some of that lost money up, and we will do that by dealing Cutch at the deadline, whether we are contending or not.
comebacktrail28
If Dodgers would of Traded for Braun last year I think they would of won World Series ………. When they played the Cubs there were so many key spots were they needed another RH hitter