Dave Littlefield traded Aramis Ramirez on July 23, 2002 in what is one of the worst trades in recent baseball history. Last year, on the same date of July 23, Neal Huntington brought him home to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Last season the Pirates had a large need for a bat, especially one that could play third base. Starting shortstop Jordy Mercer went down with an injury against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 19th. Jung Ho Kang slid over to shortstop, and Pedro Florimon also started two games at short. Brent Morel – who had seven plate appearances, including the game winner in his last plate appearance, and Sean Rodriguez played third base for the club, and Kang was there when Florimon started…
