Pirates’ Offseason Plan Already Paying Dividends (+)

It was another busy offseason for the Pittsburgh Pirates this winter, but for the first time in a while, it was in a little bit of a different way.

Instead of subtracting from the club, the Pirates added several experienced players with the majority coming in on one-year deals.

When talking to Wil Crowe at the end of last season, he admitted how the deadline moves took away some of the veteran leadership that was there to start the year in Jose Quintana, Chris Stratton and Daniel Vogelbach all getting shipped out of Pittsburgh.

Now, the Pirates have added a whole new slate of veterans to help guide a young team through the upcoming season, and those veterans are already making an impact.