One day Pittsburgh Pirate fans will learn to trust general manager Neal Huntington. Well, maybe they will. Despite all of the success he has had as Pirates’ general manager, Huntington continues to draw a lot of criticism from large portions of the fan base.
This was most certainly the case at last month’s trade deadline. At this year’s trade deadline Neal Huntington made a quartet of trades. And, thus far, all four trades have worked out extremely well for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Neal Huntington’s wheeling and dealing began on July 30th. It was on this day that Huntington traded closer Mark Melancon to the Washington Nationals.