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With two trades already under his belt, it's clear that Pirates' GM Neal Huntington is intent on setting the trade market this year rather than waiting for it to be set by someone else. With Nate McLouth and Nyjer Morgan already shipped elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Dejan Kovacevic reported Thursday that the Pirates' are now "pushing" for a trade of their only 2009 All-Star, second baseman Freddy Sanchez. Sanchez is in the midst of a nice bounceback season after a shoulder injury ruined most of last year for him. He's currently hiting .315/.355/.477 with 25 doubles and six homers, looking much more like the National League's 2006 batting champ than the player that hit .271/.298/.371 last year. The biggest obstacle to a deal right now is probably the $8 million vesting option for 2010 that would make him a pricey acquisition if he gets to 600 plate appearances this year, something he's likely to do with 329 plate appearances in 74 games this year.
On the heels of two trades and a report by FanHouse's Ed Price last week that the Pirates are also open to trading relievers John Grabow and Matt Capps, it should be incredibly clear that Huntington and the Pirates' front office has their eyes firmly set on the future.
The Morgan and McLouth trades were very unpopular with Pirate fans, but a trade of Sanchez who's arguably the Pirates' most popular player right now, might actually cause protests at PNC Park. It's unfortunate for the new management; they really seem to be trying a different approach than previous front offices in Pittsburgh, but all of the ill will directed at the old management teams has just been transferred to them. That's even though they were left with a smoking crater of a team that will take years to fix.
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