As everyone knows, in January of 2018 former Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington made one of his worst trades. He made a trade that likely played a role in his tenure as Pirate GM coming to an end. This trade was the now infamous Gerrit Cole trade.
In that trade, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent their ace to the Houston Astros in exchange for four players. One of these four players was Colin Moran. When Moran was acquired, he was viewed as a new core piece for the Pirates and their lineup.
Since being acquired, Moran has been the Pittsburgh Pirates every day third baseman.