A look ahead at our next interleague opponent
On September 25, 2007, Neal Huntington was named general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He didn't inherit much from the organization to work with, in great part due to the failures of his predecessor, Dave Littlefield. Sure, Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker, and Steve Pearce were chugging along through the minor league system, but there was little in the way of pitching prospects, payroll space was limited, and oh, the major league team had just capped off a 68-94 season.
Now, you might say that every franchise would be dying to have a McCutchen coming up through their system, but no one could say with certainty that he'd pan out, let alone become one of the greatest players in the game.