Other Small-Market Teams Are Spending; Why Aren’t The Pirates? (+)

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Dec 16, 2023
Pittsburgh Pirates, Bob Nutting
Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting, left, listens as Ben Cherington, takes questions beside after Cherington was introduced as the new general manager of the baseball team at a news conference, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

The Los Angeles Dodgers made headline news when they signed two-time American League MVP Shohei Ohtani to a record-setting 10-year contract worth $700 million.

It’s nothing new for the mighty Dodgers, or any of the big market teams for that matter. Teams such as the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets and other high-payroll clubs don’t shy away from breaking out the checkbook this time of year.

While the teams located in major cities continue to spend, there are a handful of the smaller-market teams that have made some splashes in free agency. The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t included in that group — at least not yet.

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