PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Pirates completed clean sweep, massive management housecleaning with, announcing Monday morning the dismissal of Neal Huntington. The longtime general manager still had two years remaining on his contract.

Pirates chairman and owner Bob Nutting met with Huntington on Sunday and informed him of the organization's decision.

Within a month after a disappointing and often troublesome 93-loss season, Nutting dismissed or parted ways with manager Clint Hurdle, president Frank Coonelly and now Huntington.

According to a press release issued by the organization, the order was unusual since Nutting expressed confidence in Huntington the day the Pirates let go of Hurdle. He also allowed Huntington to conduct the Pittsburgh's managerial search over the past month.

In addition to the news about Huntington, the team also officially announced Monday the hiring of Pittsburgh Penguins chief operating officer Travis Williams to replace Coonelly.

“I greatly appreciate Neal's dedication to the Pirates organization and our city over the past 12 seasons," Nutting said. "His time with the Pirates should always be remembered for ending a long stretch of futility and bringing postseason baseball back to Pittsburgh.

Nutting went on to say that as the season progressed he realized significant change was necessary in order to refresh team operations.

Huntington had been the longest-tenured GM in the National League, spending more than 12 seasons with the Pirates after being hired in September 2007.