i’m with you on bay…nady is heading into his mid 30’s and is clearly on the decline at this point. McClouth was a good player but not the great player he was portrayed to be. McCutchen fit more of the mold the pirates need to win…speed and contact. The Pirates are a better team than they were before they traded Nate. Lets face it about Bay…he was never gonna resign with us no matter how much we gave him… Here what is not measurable. Our minor leagues were in such shambles that we had to make to the deals we did, not to save money but to rebuild the whole system. making a run for one year would be so detramental to our farm system that it would set things back years and years. the pirates needed bodies, thats why they recieved multiple players in all their deals. 3 of the players they got for bay are actaully in our starting lineup right now. Incase everyone has a short memory bay was not defensive allstar he is in boston because of the green monster… bay’s arm was compareable to maybe Bonds…very far below average. He no longer has the ground to cover or the long throws to make in boston. Baseball is such are hard sport to understand. it has so many levels and the whole world plays it now. Football is about the complete opposite. football has a natural porgression, high school, college, pros… baseball doesnt… you could go from high school to AA or college to rookie ball…or japan to the big leagues… its a giant crap shoot… even the draft… i think mike piazza was 52nd round pick… yes the baseball draft is that big!
the drays drafted well and built well… it took them years to get to the point… the pirates president and GM have been here a year and a half… its gonna take them years too. mccutchen has gotten here pretty quick for a kid outta high school…thats a great sign.