 The 2012 Pirates garnered the dubious distinction of being the first professional baseball team to finish a season with a record below .500 despite being 16 games over .500 through 2/3 of the MLB season.On a bright note, Andrew McCutchen finished in 3rd place in the voting for the NL's Most Valuable Player Award and won his first ever Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards as a center fielder.With a record of 337-474 and no winning seasons or playoff appearances, Neal Huntington entered his 5th season as Pirates General Manager determined to be aggressive in free agency and hopefully, to add players and veteran leadership that would stave off another Pittsburgh Pirates playoff collapse in 2013.