Jon Niese: dissed and possibly dismissed.
Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said he regrets acquiring Niese in exchange for second baseman Neil Walker this past offseason — and he’s reportedly shopping the former Mets left-hander before this year’s deadline.
“In hindsight, maybe the two fringe prospects and trying to figure out where to re-allocate the money might have been a better return [for Walker],” Huntington said Friday on 93.7 The Fan’s morning show. “That’s where the results take us.”
The Pirates’ starting rotation has been their Achilles heel, and Niese has been a major disappointment.