At the 2015 MLB trade deadline, there were few teams more active than the Pittsburgh Pirates. Then general manager Neal Huntington added arguably the best reliever available that deadline in Joakim Soria, as well as sluggers Aramis Ramirez and Michael Morse.
The Pittsburgh Pirates also added J.A. Happ, who pitched better post-deadline than any other starting pitcher traded in 2015. Another pitcher that was added by Huntington and the Pittsburgh Pirates at the trade deadline in 2015 was reliever Joe Blanton.
After spending his career as a starting pitcher, Blanton started to transition to a relief role with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2013.