FILE - In this July 6, 2014, file photo Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen (22) walks to the dugout from the locker room before a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Pittsburgh. The core of McCutchen, Gerrit Cole and outfielders Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco is locked in through at least 2018. So are general manager Neal Huntington and manager Clint Hurdle, whose relentless optimism provided the perfect antidote to nearly two decades of angst. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)