Ben Cherington

Ben Cherington is the general manager of the Pirates, in his 6th year as the lead executive. FanVerdicts evaluates MLB GMs on the same four-grade framework applied to players and teams: Contract Value Index for the GM's contract portfolio (the deals they signed), Performance for the on-field results of the players they assembled, Sentiment for media and fan perception of recent moves, and Fan Verdict for community voting on the GM's body of work. Current grades for Ben Cherington: Contract Value Index D-, Performance C+, Sentiment F, Fan Verdict pending.

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