Last Friday, news leaked that the Pittsburgh Pirates planned to hire Ben Cherington as their new general manager. On Monday, that move become official as Cherington was named the 13th GM in franchise history.
With the hire of Cherington the Pirates have now replaced for GM Neal Huntington, as well as former team president Frank Coonelly who was replaced with Travis Williams earlier in the offseason. While the two key pieces of the front office are now in place, Cherington still needs to finish putting his staff around him. This includes what will be one of his most important hires – the team’s new manager.