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On Wednesday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates continued to add to their outfield depth, acquiring Dustin Fowler from the Oakland Athletics for cash. Fowler brings more depth and a left-handed bat to the Pirate's outfield mix. Last season, the position that lacked the most Major League depth for the Pirates was their outfield. It got so bad that when Gregory Polanco went down with COVID-19 at the beginning of last season, the Pirates had to convert Cole Tucker to the outfield to pick up the slack. It was an experiment that clearly did not work, and Ben Cherington learned from that mistake. He has brought in a slew of outfielders this off-season to provide depth at the position, including Troy Stokes Jr. and Brian Goodwin. However, that wasn't enough for the Pirates General Manager as he made another move for an outfielder Thursday evening that adds some more competition to Big League camp. The Pirates were able to acquire 26-year-old outfielder Dustin Fowler from the Oa...

The Pittsburgh Pirates had a lot of young talent entering the 2021 season, but no one very experienced to lead the group. The Pirates added one of those wily veterans yesterday when they went out and signed infielder Todd Frazier to a Minor League deal. The theme of the 2021 Pittsburgh Pirates surrounds building a core for the next winning Pittsburgh Pirates squad. Because of this, the Pirates feature a lot of young talent that are trying to cut their teeth at the Major League level. While these players possess a lot of talent, it is unproven talent and many of these players are going through their first MLB seasons. However the Pirates really had no proven talent on the team to help lead the young guys. The Pirates addressed that issue yesterday when they ended up signing Todd Frazier to a Minor League deal with an invite to Major League Spring Training. The deal will end up being worth 1.25 million dollars if Frazier makes the Big League club. Last season, Frazier split h...

Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed their first Major League free agent, bringing in left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson. Anderson brings experience and another lefty option to the Pirate's starting rotation. The Pittsburgh Pirates traded away two key members of their starting rotation as part of their rebuild this off-season, leaving many questions as to who will start for the Major League club. The Pirates began to address that question yesterday, signing veteran left-hander Tyler Anderson to a Major League deal. Anderson is a five-year MLB veteran and spent the 2020 season as a member of the San Francisco Giants rotation. He appeared in 13 games, 11 starts, for the Giants, and went 4-3 with a 4.37 ERA over 59.1 innings of work while walking 25 and striking out 41. For his career, he has gone 22-27 with a 4.65 ERA over his first five seasons between Colorado and San Francisco. Anderson isn't going to overpower anyone, but he has a five-pitch mix that he knows ...

Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Pirates added a fourth outfielder to their roster when they signed Brian Goodwin to a Minor League contract. Goodwin hit .215 with six home runs last season between the Los Angeles Angels and Cincinnati Reds. On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Pirates made two Minor League signings as they looked to add to their 2021 roster. With outfield being one of the key holes on this team, General Manager Ben Cherrington made an effort to fill that hole by signing five-year Major League veteran Brian Goodwin to a Minor League deal with an invite to Spring Training. Goodwin has spent the last five seasons with the Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, and Cincinnati Reds, and has solid career numbers hitting .250 with 42 home runs and 129 RBI. Last season, he split time between Los Angeles and Cincinnati and put together a .215 average with six home runs and 22 RBI over 50 games played. Goodwin is a guy who brings some power off the bench, but...