The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't come out on the winning side of trades - or, well, really anything - in recent years. The club continues to spiral downward, and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight as long as Bob Nutting owns the team.
However, one move they did make is starting to look like a winner, even if it didn't appear that way at first. Lefty-swinging first baseman Spencer Horwitz is finally starting to heat up, but even if he'd remained cold, the Pirates dodged an apparent bullet that would've robbed them of a serious asset.