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30/30: Pirates start building again

By ESPN Stats & Information
Special to Insider

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Pittsburgh Pirates GM Neal Huntington knows he has a mountain to climb. Hired at the end of the 2007 season, Huntington took over a franchise that hadn't trotted out a winning team in 15 years. He immediately cleaned house in the front office but waited to make a big splash in player personnel until last year's trade deadline. Nate Riding the Clutch McLouth was especially deadly with bases loaded, a trait the rest of the Pirates lacked. Runners On McLouth Pirates MLB avg. 0 .26 ...

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