Money more important than wins?

I have always defended the Pirates since Bob Nutting took over as owner, saying that he cared far more about winning than money. I still hold that belief for the most part, but the way Neal Huntington and Clint Hurdle go about their business makes me question this. For example, look at the countless number of opportunities that Clint Barmes gets even though he clearly has very little in the tank, particularly with the bat. Barmes is getting paid a significant sum of money for not only this year, but next, so they will do anything to make sure that that investment delivers some sort of return. The argument can be made there, however, that no other shortstop is ready to take over at the big league level, but honestly, how do they know if they never give Jordy Mercer a chance? The other evidence I have for this is the pitching situation. There are two big holes in the rotation with Kevin Correia and Erik Bedard, but every 5th day those guys still get the ball. They both are under contract for the rest of the year making a decent sum of money-a lot more money than the trio of AAA pitchers that are leading the International league best Indianapolis Indians. Jeff Locke, Rudy Owens, and Justin Wilson all deserve a chance to start at the big league level now, but none of them are being given a chance because they don't want to take guys who are making good money out of the rotation. This is truly ridiculous and if the Pirates want to make the playoffs, they are going to need to start making their decisions based on winning and not on money.