Dear Mr. Hunnington,
Second, you're going to trade Jason Bay. SEE ABOVE. He'll end up where ever Nady didn't, otherwise the Yankee's are always looking for a bat. Who the hell knows why though. You, Mr. Hunngton, had some serious balls when turning down the Cliff Lee for Bay deal early this year. Now, with the Indians without Sabathia and trying not to embarrass themselves every night. I'm sure you know that Cleveland is going to hold onto that guy like there's no tomorrow.
It's nice to see a new face in the front office instead of that waste of life Dave Littlefield. Thank God, that guy got canned this year. I hope you're not feeling any sort of fear though, because you shouldn't. You'd have to screw up a lot of deals in order to be hated more than that guy. (Although, I got a few good idea's how you could, come July 31st.) I'm sure you're not dumb enough to send a future power hitting 3rd baseman to a fellow NL Central rival for Bobby Hill and Jose Hernandez. If Mr. Littlefield was going for the kind of player looking to break the all time single season record for most strike outs.....batting, he would have succeeded. But, I have faith in you Neal, you're my dude.
Now, let's discuss this whole July 31st thing. Everyone is writing us down to have our annual fire sale of high priced young/old talent for diamonds in the rough. I mean, we obviously can't draft, with Brian Bullington (1st overall pick in 2002) put on waivers. So, lately we've been trading off for prospects my grandchildren may never see. Freddy Sanchez, club foot and all, for Scott Saurbeck in 2004 was about the only thing we have going for us. However, the former batting champ can't even get out of the .230's. These are all obvious points I've made, that the entire Pirate fan base scratched their heads and left us wondering why ownership wouldn't spend any money. So this let's me make my point during this letter. Why do it? Why not just tell the ownership, "Just spend the money." Jason Bay is still young and has shown he can hit 30HR/100+RBI more than one time. Xavier Nady is also young and a proven threat at the plate. Jack Wilson is a stud at short and his bat is playing back to the way it was 2 years ago when he hit for more than 200 hits. Dama
o Marte...bid him adu. He's old, and there's a lot of front runners who would like to add that lefty in the bullpen. I'm sure you were well aware of that. Let's be honest, this season is more than "rebuilding" for the 16th straight year. We should have the tools already and as a fan who is fed up, I'm crossing my arms and holding my breath. This may be one of the best offenses Pittsburgh has seen since the days of Bonds, Slyke, Bonillia, Merced, and Bell. When was the last time we've seen the Pirates average 4.75 runs per a game!? We've been trying to rebuild this offense for years and we were never really concerned about the pitching because of the young talent we had. My, how the times have changed. The Pirates offense is just good enough to offset it's pitching. However, the stats don't back that up. Especially with the average ERA hovering just over 5.00.
o Marte...bid him adu. He's old, and there's a lot of front runners who would like to add that lefty in the bullpen. I'm sure you were well aware of that. Let's be honest, this season is more than "rebuilding" for the 16th straight year. We should have the tools already and as a fan who is fed up, I'm crossing my arms and holding my breath. This may be one of the best offenses Pittsburgh has seen since the days of Bonds, Slyke, Bonillia, Merced, and Bell. When was the last time we've seen the Pirates average 4.75 runs per a game!? We've been trying to rebuild this offense for years and we were never really concerned about the pitching because of the young talent we had. My, how the times have changed. The Pirates offense is just good enough to offset it's pitching. However, the stats don't back that up. Especially with the average ERA hovering just over 5.00. Now, here's what US Pirate fan's are going to expect. First, you're going to trade Xavier Nady to Atlanta or Tampa Bay. For what? Their talent is all tapped out. Hey, you might get your hands on Jeff Francouer, that guy couldn't hit his wife. Then again, that would negate the whole reason they wanted a power hitting left fielder. Neither teams have solid young pitching available, because with the Braves rotation hurt, they're using all of their young arms and nothing is impressive. Same goes for Tampa Bay, however, their pitching is extraordinary. Now, ESPN says Tampa Bay have prospects left, especially according to Peter Gammons. But honestly, who can understand that guy at all when he talks?
Second, you're going to trade Jason Bay. SEE ABOVE. He'll end up where ever Nady didn't, otherwise the Yankee's are always looking for a bat. Who the hell knows why though. You, Mr. Hunngton, had some serious balls when turning down the Cliff Lee for Bay deal early this year. Now, with the Indians without Sabathia and trying not to embarrass themselves every night. I'm sure you know that Cleveland is going to hold onto that guy like there's no tomorrow.
Next, you're going to ship out Jack Wilson to the Dodgers for some spanish kid we've never heard of, yet when we look him up his stats will be classified as "acceptable." We're sure to fit him in the rotation immediately, with all the injuries and nose bleeds appearing on the mound night in, night out. How about a kid who actually has a shot at the Cy Young. We've neve
r had one of those guys in our lifetime, and Doud Drebek doesn't count. One and done is not how I roll.
r had one of those guys in our lifetime, and Doud Drebek doesn't count. One and done is not how I roll. Lastly, Damaso Marte, I honestly don't care. If you can manage a Saurbeck for Freddy Sanchez type of deal. Or perhaps a Jason Bay and Oliver Perez for Brian Giles. Or EVEN an Oliver Perez for Xavier Nady type of deal on this one, that'd be just fine with Mr. Watkins here. (I guess Dave Littlefield had some bright spots, huh?)
In closing, Mr. Hunnington. This isn't about "making a run." It's about holding onto our dignity as Pirate fans and shooting for our best opportunity in years to finish out the season with an above .500 record and end the drought. Our offense is amazing and our payroll is 3rd to last in the league, manage something. Tim Kirkjan of ESPN says that we should auction off each and every guy we can for young talent and "rebuild." But, that's the thing. There's nothing to rebuild on. It's like the economy every 20 years. It gets real good (like now, and a .500 ball club for us IS good) for a short period of time then goes down hill (where we sell off all of the high priced players we have). It's a common theme, but this means more than just money and young prospects. This is our chance to watch something we haven't seen in 16 long, long years. We just want to win.
Sincerly,
The Pirate Parrot's Biggest Fan
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