Here's how Pirates general manager Neal Huntington responded when asked about trading McCutchen before the last game of the season.
"It's fair to say that we're going to continue to explore how we get this club back into a postseason hunt," Huntington said. "If there's a significant move that we think gives us a better chance to get back into the postseason in '17 and, ideally, '18 and beyond, then it's something that we'll be open to. But there is a very good core in place. If we supplement it, we should be in a very good spot.