Entering the off-season there was a lot of speculation that the Pittsburgh Pirates would look to trade star center fielder Starling Marte before Opening Day. When Neal Huntington was relieved of his duties as the team’s general manager and Ben Cherington was hired, this speculation started to turn into an all our belief.
Well, we are now in the middle of January and Marte is still a Pirate. This comes as a surprise to some. However, it could be a sign of Cherington not wanting to repeat a major mistake Huntington made that put the wheels in motion for Huntington to be fired as Pirate GM.