September 25, 2007
The Huntington is Over
There's been speculation for over a week that Neal Huntington would get the job as Pirates GM. That came to pass today. From Frank Coonelly's letter to the fans:
I am extremely excited to officially announce today that we have hired Neal Huntington as our new General Manager. After a comprehensive search for a baseball executive who can restore the culture of success within the Pirates organization, Neal is absolutely the right choice to lead our baseball operations department and to build a winning organization of which all Pirates fans can be proud.
As you get to know Neal and hear from him personally, you will see that he is extremely intelligent, analytical and driven to succeed. Neal is highly regarded throughout the game as an outstanding evaluator of talent and as one of the young executives who understands and utilizes the most sophisticated statistical and analytical tools of the trade.
I don't know much about Huntington, but the Indians are a high quality organization, and it's nice to see that the Pirates went for someone from there. It's a move in the right direction.
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