Andrew McCutchen is expected to be with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Opening Day after trade talks failed to intensify this week.

"Our intent coming in here was to have Andrew McCutchen be in our lineup going forward," Neal Huntington said. "No one changed that. It's unlikely someone changes that going forward. We're not going to close the door, but we're not going to be making calls."

Huntington said he spoke to multiple teams about McCutchen at the winter meetings, but none were willing to meet Pittsburgh's asking price.

"We took calls. We listened. We engaged," he said. "And not just on Andrew but on other players who are on one- or two-year contracts. As we will always do, if we find the right move and we believe the right move is to move the player, we'll move the player. If we believe the right move is to hold the player, then we'll hold the player.

"In this instance, obviously, we felt the right move was to hold the player and have him continue to help us win a lot of games at the major league level. ... We expected Andrew to be a Pirate. We feel great about Andrew being a Pirate. He's done remarkable things for this organization. We look forward to him being in our lineup next year and continuing on as a Pirate."