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Buc Meh

The calendar has flipped over to August, which means the non-waiver trade deadline has passed for teams in the MLB. Meet the new team, same as the old team.   The Pirates jettisoned RP Tony Watson to the Dodgers for two low-level prospects and added Joakim Benoit for a non-prospect.   Meh... I am going to try to look at this objectively first, then subjectively later. The pros to this deadline is General Manager Neal Huntington received some value back for Watson, who had struggled all year and was on an expiring contract.   That in itself is pretty impressive, especially after Waston did a pretty good gas can impersonation at times this year. Huntington held on to CF Andrew McCutchen and SP Gerrit Cole.   IF the Pirates intend to contend next year, those two will be a big reason.   Trading either one of those two would keep in motion the wheels of mediocrity, mainly because you will not find two players within the Pirates’ budget on free agency ...
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Buc Yeah!

The Pittsburgh Pirates, as of this typing, have yet to make a move to bolster their efforts to make the playoffs. Perhaps there has been real effort by General Manager Neal Huntington to add an outfielder when RF Gregory Polanco went down in Colorado, or to add a 3B to give David Freese more time off, or to add a 2B so that Josh Harrison (who of course exited today’s game) can be moved to 3B and give Freese that much needed rest, or a starting pitcher that would create a domino effect and push Chad Kuhl or Trevor Williams into the bullpen, or maybe Huntington has done nothing but sit back and rub his hands together ala Mr. Burns. Chances are the truth probably lies somewhere in between.   I am guessing here, obviously, but I believe Huntington has both made calls on players he wants and received calls on players other GMs covet.   So it comes down this; why hasn’t a move been made?   Has it been the ownership group hindering Huntington’s ability to add salary...
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