Talkin' Pirates Baseball

We all know about the nearly two decades worth of futility. The Pirates haven't cracked the .500 plateau since 1992 and it's all but certain that streak will not come to an end this season. However, after years of the previous regime filling out the roster with expensive band-aid veterans like Jeromy Burnitz and Mark Redman, new GM Neal Huntington has reversed course and dealt basically all of his veterans for young bodies that he hopes will be the foundation of the next contending Pirates team. Some of Huntington's more notable trades include... Trading Jason Bay to Boston for Andy LaRoche and three other prospects. Trading Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte to the Yankees for Ross Ohlendorf and three other prospects. Trading Nate McLouth to Atlanta for Charlie Morton and two other prospects just four months after signing him to an extension. Trading Freddy Sanchez to San Francisco for prospect Tim Alderson. Trading Ian Snell and Jac...