Under Neal Huntington, the Pittsburgh Pirates have used the Winter Meetings to sign players to smaller contracts in the $1-3 million range and to make minor trades with other teams. These trades normally include the phrase cash considerations or the phrase reclamation project. However, things might be different under GM Ben Cherington. Here are the three goals Cherington should have over the next few days in San Diego.
Trade Starling Marte
This is probably the most obvious of my three goals for Cherington, but it is also the most important.