Nobody may have seen 54 home runs on the horizon for Bautista, but he definitely displayed raw power during his time here as well as good plate discipline, even if he struck out a lot he walked a lot as well. That was all rendered moot a short time later when Bautista was traded for a slow, unproven 3rd string catcher. If you recall, Andy LaRoche did absolutely zilch to warrant being named the starter over Bautista. He was better then, and certainly FAR better now, than his replacement Andy LaRoche. Jose Bautista, anyone? Spare me the " Did anybody really see that coming" because when Jose Bautista was here, he was more valuable to the team than many everyday players. We did have a profitable trade involving Nady and Marte, but surely that has been overshadowed by the countless other terrible personnel decisions. Not even remotely, not one iota.Įven since 2007, we have seen Jason Bay, Freddy Sanchez, and Jack Wilson traded away for nothing. So why are people so quick to defend Nuthouse, saying he has only been in charge for a couple of years and he needs time to to put his imprint on the ballclub? I am here to tell you his fingerprints are now, and have been, all over this ballclub, for a considerable amount of time and nothing has changed for the better. That means that the Pittsburgh Pirates have never had anything even close to a winning record on his watch. That means that the firesale trades occurring between 2003 and now happened on his watch. That means that the Littlefield Era occurred mostly under Nutting's watch. Bob Nutting became principal owner of the Pirates prior to the 2007 season but served as Chairman of the Board beginning in 2003. Like many assertions made by the Pro's, this is only a half truth.
A very common argument of the Pro's is that Nuthouse has only been in charge since 2007 and therefore he has not had very long to implement an upswing in results.
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