When the Pittsburgh Pirates fired Clint Hurdle it was questioned why General Manager Neal Huntington was not also released by the club. The best reason fans and media can come up with is that Hurdle took more of the blame for not developing the players that Huntington brought in. Huntington has made some questionable trades yes, but overall Clint Hurdle seemed to resist developing certain young talent.
Now that the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for a new manager, they need to find one that is going to be good at developing young talent. Hurdle was a veterans coach working for a small market team where young players are always going to make up the bulk of the Pittsburgh Pirates roster.