Pittsburgh Pirates Continue to Disappoint

As Brewer fans, we have seen some bad management choices over the past twenty years and thankfully once Mark Attanasio took over the Crew which has seemed to be the answer for them to get back to the playoffs. Well the Pittsburgh Pirates havent found an owner or a general manager that has figured it out. Their recent crime was trading Nate McLouth for three prospects and these were even the top prospects in the Atlanta Braves system.

I cannot believe they traded away a guy who the Pirates just signed to a big time deal and was an all-star for them last season. The supposed reason was because the Pirates uber prospect Andrew McCutchon was ready to come up to the big leagues. Look they need to keep McLouth atleast until July before making the decision that McCutchon is the offical answer in center field. If I was a Pirate fan, I would be balled up in a corner just hoping that their general manager Neil Huffington will figure things out.

I hate to tell Pirates fans this but it might not be over. Huffington isnt afraid to get involved with trades as last year he dealt Jason Bay, Xavier Nady, and Damarso Marte for no real big names minus Jeff Karstens although he hasnt been anything special in his first year and a half for the Pirates. I cannot fathom how the Pirates do not get more for Bay from the Red Sox such as Manny Delcarmen, Justin Masterson or Clay Bucholz, all three are top flight prospects that could have made difference for the Pirates.

Who knows when the Pirates will ever grow as a team because the Brewers have a ton of young players who appear to stay, same goes for the Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals. I guess I really cant hope for the Pirates to improve but you wonder if they ever will.

-Charlie.