Another trade deadline has passed, and for the fourth season in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates were sellers at the deadline under General Manager Ben Cherington.
When Cherington took over, it was obvious that this team needed a complete tear-down rebuild, and a new focus. This week, I’m going to be evaluating the results so far from this rebuild.
That process begins today with a look at Cherington’s trade history with the Pirates. I won’t be looking at minor moves, but the ones aimed at impacting this rebuild process.
THE BIGGEST TRADE CHIPS
I’ll be breaking this article up into three sections.