On August 1st, 2016, a lot of fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates were outraged. The reason for this was the team trading starting pitcher Francisco Liriano to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Pirates also included struggling prospects Reese McGuire and Harold Ramirez in this trade.
In return, the Pittsburgh Pirates received pitcher Drew Hutchison. Additionally, they also received some serious financial flexibility. The financial flexibility came from the Blue Jays picking up the remainder of Liriano’s contract, which was approximately 17 million dollars.
Many fans were outraged because they saw this as a salary dump.