The auditions are over. It’s time to cast for the 2021 Pirates.
And if Neal Huntington had been your director in the past, you need to start fearing for your role.
In the past week, Ben Cherington has publicly moved farm director Larry Broadway (apt name for this article) out of that role, although at this time, he’s still with the team. Among the eight operations and training personnel that got dropped yesterday was former MLB manager and longtime player development advisor Nick Leyva.
Scouting and player development made Cherington’s MLB bones, so these moves don’t come as a surprise.