Former Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington made his fair share of good trades and poor trades during his nearly decade long run as the team’s GM. One of his poorest trades as the team’s GM came on December 9, 2015. This was the day Huntington traded away long time Pirate second baseman Neil Walker.
Now, trading away Walker was not the problem. While he was one of the team’s most popular players due to his on field ability and being a Pittsburgh native, he was set to hit free agency following the 2016 season.