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Pirates Fire Manager John Russell

The Pirates have been around 124 years, but the 2010 season easily qualified as one of their worst. The 57-105 debacle cost manager John Russell his job Monday. The move was expected, as the Pirates had seen their record get worse in each season of Russell's tenure. He compiled a 186-299 mark overall. "We decided that...

Report: John Russell Likely to Be Fired by Pirates; Neal Huntington to Remain

John Russell is likely to be let go as Pirates manager in the next few days, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The report, citing several "internal sources," states that Russell, who had a contract option for 2011 picked up by the team over the winter, will be fired early next week, the decisions...

Pirates Clinch Top Pick in 2011 MLB Draft

The Rays, Reds and Yankees weren't the only teams to clinch Tuesday night. The Pirates did, too. Despite Pittsburgh's victory in St. Louis, the Mariners' win against the Rangers ensured the Pirates will have the No. 1 pick in next year's draft. The Pirates are 56-101 and the Mariners are 61-96, so they could still finish...

Pirates Sign 16-Year Old Mexican Pitcher Luis Heredia for $2.6 million

The Pirates' recent run of acquiring young pitching talent continued Thursday morning, as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that they've agreed to terms 16-year old Mexican pitcher Luis Heredia. Heredia is one of the most highly-regarded prospects in this year's international free-agent market, The Pirates will...

Pirates Fire Pitching Coach, Bench Coach

One night after their most dramatic win of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have fired pitching coach Joe Kerrigan and bench coach Gary Varsho. There's not much in the way of details at the moment, but both general manager Neal Huntington and manager John Russell stressed that the decision was Russell's to make and that...

Neal Huntington News From the Web

05/28/12 Pittsburgh Pirates: 10 Signs the Buccos Are Getting... Source: Bleacher Report Neal Huntington has taken a lot of criticism since taking over for Dave Littlefield in 2007, and some of it is rightfully warranted.
05/21/12 Kovacevic: Will GM ever address PiratesÃ¢ hitting? Source: Trib p.m. - Greensburg PA TheyÃ¢ve got to be the only team in Major League Baseball that strikes out 15 times against a pitcher with a 6.29 ERA Ã¢ all swinging! Ã¢ and still somehow stays in the game.
05/15/12 Cook: Commend Huntington for pitching acquisitions Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette You want to blame Pirates general manager Neal Huntington for the team's offensive struggles?
05/14/12 Pirates notebook: No short-term fix for offense Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review General manager Neal Huntington addressed his teamÃ¢s struggling offense before the game, and said that any help they get is going to have to come from within Ã¢ at least for now.
05/14/12 Huntington: No outside help on offense for now Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette If the Pirates offense improves, it's going to do so with the players already on the roster.

Background on Neal Huntington

Neal Alden Huntington (born February 4, 1969) is the 12th person to serve as General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball organization.

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