Previously, Dave Littlefield was employed as senior vice president and general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a position he held from July 13,2001, to September 7,2007.
13 Facts About Dave Littlefield
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In 1984, Dave Littlefield was an assistant coach for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
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Dave Littlefield received a large amount of negative publicity after the Pirates lost five prospects from their minor league system with the first six picks in the 2003 Rule 5 draft, even though they had unused spots on their 40-man roster and could have protected several of the players if they had chosen to do so.
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Dave Littlefield acquired a reputation throughout MLB as a difficult trading partner, in that his demands during negotiations were often seen as grossly excessive.
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Dave Littlefield was criticized for trading players such as Jason Schmidt, Jason Kendall, Sean Casey, Aramis Ramirez, Chris Young, Gary Matthews, Jr.
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In 2003, Dave Littlefield approached the San Diego Padres with a trade proposal in which the Pirates would receive Xavier Nady, Oliver Perez, and minor league pitcher Cory Stewart in exchange for star outfielder Brian Giles.
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Two years later, Dave Littlefield was successful in trading for Nady in a deal for inconsistent pitcher Oliver Perez as well as veteran reliever, and soon to be free agent, Roberto Hernandez and the compensatory draft pick the Mets received when Hernandez left as a free agent that offseason.
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On July 31,2007, Dave Littlefield traded outfielder Rajai Davis to the San Francisco Giants for pitcher Matt Morris.
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The Pirates were widely criticized for failing to employ a Latin American scouting director until hiring Rene Gayo nearly three years after Dave Littlefield took over as general manager.
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Dave Littlefield was fired on the morning of September 7,2007.
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On December 19,2007, Dave Littlefield was named a scout for the Chicago Cubs.
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On October 20,2014, Dave Littlefield was named a scout for the Detroit Tigers.
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Dave Littlefield was demoted back to scout in August 2021.