BOSTON, MA - MAY 6: Ben Cherington, general manager of the Boston Red Sox, watches batting practice from a the dugout before a game with the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park on May 6, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
The Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington has been leading a rebuild. He’ll look to follow his former boss in Theo Epstein.
When the Pittsburgh Pirates fired General Manager Neal Huntington, it was a clear sign that the Pirates were finally going to rebuild the organization. Despite fans knowing that the club needed to restock their farm system, especially after the Pirates traded Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole, the organization looked to compete.