As this is a Pittsburgh Pirates’ blog, I’m going to take the liberty of glossing over a certain nine-year contract signed by a certain former Bucco pitcher late yesterday evening with the Evil Empire in New York. Let’s allow the frustration and sleepless nights to casually pass us by.
In other news, it’s midweek at the annual Winter Meetings for Major League Baseball and the Pirates, while certainly not making a lot of noise in the way of big names and blockbuster trades, have gotten the attention of the league in their own unique way.
The regime change from former general manager Neal Huntington to Ben Cherington has signaled to many that the Pirates are changing the way they do business.