It has certainly been a rough ride for Pittsburgh Pirates fans since 2015. After trading several stars over a number of seasons, stars like Neil Walker, Andrew McCutchen, and Gerrit Cole, the Pirates have found themselves worse off.
Despite the obvious upside of the McCutchen trade, Neal Huntington failed to put together a competitive club. The organization’s reliance on developing talent has failed. The whole organization has found itself backwards, no better than when NH took over 12 years ago.
Now it’s time for a new GM to do it all again.