Bucs Dugout · Oct 23, 2019
Frank Coonelly gone as Pirates’ Team President
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsThis morning it was announced that the Pittsburgh Pirates and Team President, Frank Coonelly, mutually agreed to part ways.
There are two main things to grasp from this news release. One, this a was mutual break up. Coonelly was not exactly “fired” because of the Pirates’ disappointing performances over the past four seasons. He too, wanted out. In fact, I would speculate that he wanted to move on more than the Pirates and Bob Nutting wanted him to.
Dejan Kovacevic of DKPittsburghsports.com reported that Coonelly could be on his way to the MLB Commissioner’s office which would obviously make for a logical reason for his departure.