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Offseason Outlook: Pittsburgh Pirates

By charliewilmoth | October 7, 2016 at 11:21am CDT

After a down season in 2016, the Pirates will face a number of challenges as they try to regroup.

Guaranteed Contracts

  • Gregory Polanco, OF: $32MM through 2021 (plus 2022 and 2023 club options)
  • Francisco Cervelli, C: $31MM through 2019
  • Starling Marte, OF: $24.5MM through 2019 (plus 2020 and 2021 club options)
  • Josh Harrison, 2B: $18.5MM through 2018 (plus 2019 and 2020 club options)
  • Andrew McCutchen, CF: $15MM through 2017 (plus 2018 club option)
  • David Freese, 1B/3B: $11MM through 2018 (plus 2019 club option)
  • Antonio Bastardo, RP: $6.5MM through 2017 (partially paid by the Mets)
  • Jung Ho Kang, 3B: $6MM through 2018 (plus 2019 club option)
  • John Jaso, 1B: $4MM through 2017
  • Chris Stewart, C: $1.65MM through 2017 (plus 2018 club option)

Arbitration Eligible Players (service time in parentheses; projections by MLB Trade Rumors)

  • Tony Watson (5.101) — $5.9MM
  • Juan Nicasio (5.084) — $4.6MM
  • Jared Hughes (4.162) — $2.5MM
  • Jordy Mercer (4.095) — $4MM
  • Jeff Locke (4.020) — $4.2MM
  • Drew Hutchison (3.165) — $2.2MM
  • Wade LeBlanc (3.131) — $1.6MM
  • Gerrit Cole (3.111) — $4.2MM
  • Non-tender candidates: Locke, Hughes, LeBlanc

Free Agents

  • Ivan Nova, Neftali Feliz, Sean Rodriguez, Matt Joyce, Ryan Vogelsong

Before the season, Pirates GM Neal Huntington controversially described 2016 as a “bridge year,” which he later clarified meant the club was transitioning from a core of Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker, A.J. Burnett, Pedro Alvarez and Russell Martin to one led by McCutchen, Starling Marte, Gerrit Cole, Mark Melancon and Gregory Polanco, as well as newcomers Jameson Taillon, Josh Bell and Tyler Glasnow. The Pirates stumbled across that bridge, winning just 78 games in 2016 after three straight playoff berths, and now they’re trying to figure out what’s on the other side.

Much went wrong for the Pirates in 2016, beginning with McCutchen’s abrupt, and huge, step backwards. Cole had arm trouble and wasn’t as effective as he’d been in 2015, and Melancon, who was about to become a free agent anyway, ended up traded to Washington for fellow reliever Felipe Rivero and a prospect.

Not much went right for other members of Huntington’s new core, either. Catcher Francisco Cervelli, whom the Pirates extended in July, struggled with a broken hand and only hit one home run all season (although he did have a .377  OBP). Second baseman Josh Harrison, who’d signed an extension in 2015, had an underwhelming year, batting .283/.311/.388, and he ended the season on the DL. And lefty Francisco Liriano, whom the Pirates had signed through 2017, struggled and then was shipped to Toronto in a baffling salary dump that also cost the Bucs two good prospects.

Not everything went badly. Toolsy right fielder Polanco hit .258/.323/.463 with 22 home runs, although he faded down the stretch. Taillon reemerged after missing two years to injury and had a terrific rookie season, posting a 3.38 ERA, 7.4 K/9 and a highly impressive 1.5 BB/9 in his first 104 big-league innings. Bell hit quite well in his first taste of the big leagues, although, as expected, he struggled defensively. David Freese was effective at the infield corners, resulting in a two-year extension in August. And the team got strong contributions from several peripheral players who could contribute in the future, like Rivero, reliever A.J. Schugel and utilityman Adam Frazier.

Still, there’s no shortage of problems. Many of the Pirates’ top performers in 2016, including Sean Rodriguez, Matt Joyce and trade deadline pickup Ivan Nova, will be free agents this winter, meaning the Bucs will have to replace their contributions somehow. Third baseman Jung Ho Kang, one of the 2016 team’s top on-field performers, was accused of sexual assault in the middle of the season. Glasnow showed weaknesses in his first taste of the big leagues, walking 13 batters in 23 1/3 innings.

Perhaps most crucially for the Pirates’ 2017 chances, the Bucs seem to have too little good pitching to be competitive, and fewer obvious routes than usual they can take to find more. Cole and Taillon figure to head the Bucs’ 2017 rotation. Beyond that, they have Glasnow, who has electric stuff but could probably use a bit more time at Triple-A. Pittsburgh also has youngsters Chad Kuhl, Steven Brault and Trevor Williams; Kuhl in particular performed admirably in his rookie season in 2016, but no one from that trio looks like more than a middle-of-the-rotation type, even in the long term. The Pirates also have Drew Hutchison, who would probably look like a non-tender candidate had the Pirates not acquired him as their only return in the Liriano trade. The options after that, including Nick Kingham, Juan Nicasio and likely non-tender Jeff Locke, are even more speculative.

The obvious solution would be to head to the free agent market, but that cupboard is mostly bare. One of the top pitchers available is Nova, who has said he has enjoyed playing in Pittsburgh and would appear to be a solid solution to the Pirates’ lack of pitching depth going forward, having thrived with the Bucs down the stretch. Nova is likely to be paid handsomely this winter, though, and it doesn’t seem likely that a team that just made the Liriano trade is going to make the commitment necessary to retain him. The Bucs have reportedly already been aggressive in trying to retain him, but his reported asking price of five years and $70MM is likely too steep.

Instead, the Bucs could look for the next Nova, who was just the last in a long line of struggling pitchers to have success in Pittsburgh. The question is who that will be. A reclamation project like Andrew Cashner or old friend Edinson Volquez (whose option will reportedly be declined by the Royals) might make sense, or the team could head to the trade market, where there could be any number of possibilities, including some who might come completely out of nowhere. Either way, it would be surprising if the Pirates landed anyone especially high profile.

The Pirates’ collection of position players seems relatively set, for better or worse. Cervelli, Harrison, Kang, McCutchen, Polanco, Freese, left fielder Starling Marte and backup catcher Chris Stewart all have long-term deals, and the Bucs also have two first basemen, Bell and John Jaso, under control for 2017. The only position that leaves is shortstop, and tendering Jordy Mercer will likely be a relatively easy decision. On the bench, the Pirates have expressed interest in retaining Rodriguez, but he and Joyce seem likely to head elsewhere — the Bucs might feel they have enough bench players available with Stewart, Jaso, Freese and the versatile Frazier, and likely won’t want to sign Rodriguez or Joyce to the sorts of multi-year deals they’ll seek on the open market.

Andrew McCutchenThe key topic is whether the Pirates will entertain the possibility of trading McCutchen, who has two years of control remaining on the deal he signed with the team in 2012. Huntington has already subtly acknowledged the chance that he could trade the Pirates’ superstar. McCutchen is coming off an uncharacteristically mediocre season in which he batted .256/.336/.430 while also grading poorly on defense. Nearly every aspect of his offensive game declined, from his average to his power to his walk rate to his speed. He’ll be 30 in October.

If the Pirates do explore dealing McCutchen, it’s unclear what kinds of proposals they’ll get. The team could point to his fine performance down the stretch (he batted .284/.381/.471 from Aug. 1 through season’s end) as evidence that the old Cutch is back, although it’s not clear how convincing that line of argument will be. There’s also the possibility that the Pirates could receive underwhelming offers but make a deal anyway, figuring it’s better to deal a player who might continue to decline before more poor performances and/or the ticking clock of free agency further depress his value. If the Bucs do trade McCutchen, top prospect Austin Meadows would be his long-term replacement, although Meadows could probably use a bit more time in Triple-A, having batted .214/.297/.460 in his first exposure there this season.

The Bucs will also surely look for bullpen help, though they’ll probably begin by sorting through the talent they already have. Closer Tony Watson, fellow lefties Rivero and Antonio Bastardo, and righty Schugel are the only near-locks to return in 2017. The team will have tender decisions to make on righties Nicasio and Jared Hughes. Nicasio, who made a relatively paltry $3MM in 2016, struck out 138 batters in 118 innings, and had success after moving from the rotation to the bullpen in June, would seem like an obvious tender, although that hasn’t been the consensus of the Pittsburgh media. Hughes, meanwhile, could be a non-tender. Hughes posted a strong 3.03 ERA in 2016, but his K/BB shrunk to 1.55, a poor figure for a pitcher who lately hasn’t been as successful at inducing ground balls as he was in the past.

That could leave two or more open spots in the Pirates’ bullpen. It’s possible that at least one of those will go to a pitcher that gets bumped out of the rotation like Williams or Hutchison, but it’s also likely that the Bucs will pursue at least one reliever — probably a righty. They don’t seem likely to retain Neftali Feliz, who could receive a multi-year deal after a solid season in black and gold.

Unless the Pirates do deal McCutchen, then, they aren’t likely to have a splashy offseason. Then again, they rarely do, and they’ve had success in recent seasons thanks in part to lower-profile acquisitions like Martin, Burnett, Liriano and Melancon. That success partially dried up in 2016 — the signings of Freese and Joyce and the re-signing of Rodriguez turned out to be inspired moves, but the team leaned heavily on new starting pitchers Jon Niese and Ryan Vogelsong, who flopped.

Still, the Pirates could surprise us. On balance, they’re still one of the best teams at finding underappreciated talent. Whether they’ll be able to find enough of it to come even with the Cubs seems highly unlikely, but perhaps they can at least reestablish themselves as a Wild Card contender. That must be what the organization is hoping, or 2016 could turn out to be a bridge to nowhere.

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  1. cardfan2011

    9 years ago

    If only Cutch kept the dreadlocks…

    Reply
  2. joew

    9 years ago

    Pirates really don’t “need’ to do much to be competitive except perform to the low end of expectations… and maybe plug some pitching holes and depth.

    At first you have Bell, Jaso and Freese. late august I would say release Jaso to make it easier to keep S-Rod. but he seemed to come around in september.

    Second you got J-Hay, Frasier and Hanson. the rookies made some mistakes but Frasier did pretty well over all

    Short you got Mercer and Frasier/Hanson again.

    Third there is Kang who after slumping for a bit came around nicely and Freese.

    OF: Marte, Polanco and Cutch. as long as Cutch bounces back some … along with Frasier, Bell and maybe Meadows late in the season…

    Cather Cervelli Stewart and Diaz and Hopfully they can keep fryer around to for depth or even ahead of diaz if stewart has trouble coming back.

    Starters you got Cole, Taillon Kuhl, Braut for the top 4 and then Glasnow Kingham Cumpton and MAYBE Locke (long shot, id say it would depend on his arb estimate) fighting for that last spot.

    The Pen, Hughes Bastardo Rivero Watson

    After arbitration the pirates pay roll is already not that far from where it was to start this season and that is with out Liriano and Niese. People will complain anyway..

    so really some Pen help, a veteran starter who could maybe provide some depth and stability and hopefully S-Rod to plug some gaps like he does. I don’t know what is available for the pen.. but starter.. Nova of course.. he had some good games here and also Eddie who also did well here, i like both of them. I know it probably would be popular.. but i also like the idea of bringing Ryan back on a similar contract but letting him know he is the long reliever and low on the pecking order for starters.. of course that could change in april. Ryan wasn’t very good most of the time.. but really.. who was that list is short.

    Reply
    • Robertowannabe

      9 years ago

      Better pencil in Hutchison in the Rotation to at least start the year. He is what they got to rid themselves of Liriano. You are right though. If Cole was not hurt and he and Liriano and McCutchen all performed at least as expected, they would have hosted the wild card game again at least. :Cole had 12 more wins last year and Liriano had 6 more. With 78 wins, they should have at least expected to have 90 with those three performing. They did not so they were out.

      Reply
      • chesteraarthur

        9 years ago

        That’s not how wins work

        Reply
  3. bucknerforhall

    9 years ago

    who the hell is J-Hay ?

    b/c I read that as Jason Heyward.

    Reply
    • Steve Adams

      9 years ago

      Also the nickname of Josh Harrison.

      Reply
  4. Deke

    9 years ago

    How do Pirates fans feel about Vogelsong? Do they want him back? What about trading Cutch? I feel like he’s the face of the franchise and while I would love him on my team, I would feel sad if he left Pittsburgh. I think there are so few players who play for the same team their entire career it’s nice to see that happen.

    Reply
    • joew

      9 years ago

      Vogelsong would be nice to have back as long as he is comfortable with pen duty being low on the chart for a starter.. and of course on the cheap.

      Trading cutch isn’t going to happen unless someone way overpays. Maybe around the deadline if he turns around and meadows is tearing it up.

      Reply
      • Robertowannabe

        9 years ago

        Ditto on what you said about Cutch. I would add that could keep Cutch for the whole year if they are doing well again and they add Meadows to strengthen the roster mid year and makes them better next October. They struggle, and the bidding begins in July. They don’t the bidding begins after the season. He most likely will never see 2018 in a Pirates uniform. Not because of cheapness but because Meadows will take the OF job and they will get pieces back in a trade.

        Reply
  5. willi

    9 years ago

    Mc Cutenchen value is low now, Bucs need to wait until July and sell him high to an contender, although there is change that the Mc Cutenchen we saw last year is the Real thing and he started his decline. If so Bucs are stuck with him and his contact .

    Reply
    • Dookie Howser, MD

      9 years ago

      Its going to get crazy up in Pittsburgh with MC Cutenchen working the ones and twos in the back, keeping the party going

      Reply
      • Kayrall

        9 years ago

        It took every ounce of my body to read this comment with a smiling turd staring back at me and NOT laugh out loud in my office.

        Reply
      • PirateWAR

        9 years ago

        Hahahaha omg

        Reply
      • Phillies2017

        9 years ago

        ^^ This comment >>>

        Reply
  6. adshadbolt

    9 years ago

    Teams for cutch: Washington, astros, Seattle, Oakland although I doubt they would spend the money, San Fran could use him but doesn’t have the prospects Texas is always looking for outfielders, dodgers because their the dodgers. But realistically 3 teams Washington, Houston, and Seattle

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    • cardfan2011

      9 years ago

      I keep hearing Cardinals as another option, cuz they’re looking for a CF, but I highly doubt the Bucs trade him to a division rival. Besides I don’t think they could make an offer that the Pirates would like

      Reply
    • joew

      9 years ago

      interesting thought the dodgers.. Puig, Jose Tabata.. cash and/or dodgers paying for some of Puig for McCutchen….

      dodgers rid them selves of Puig…. i was kinda just joking about Tabata.. just some depth player is fine… and a bit of cash to even the contracts or dodgers pay a couple million until Puig hits arb.

      I dont’ think i really would want Puig though

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      • bucsfan

        9 years ago

        The Pirates would demand at least Deleon or Urias, if not both. The Pirates will not/cannot be the exception when it comes to teams overpaying for talent. If the Rays can demand 2 of the Pirates top 3 prospects for archer (meadows and Glasnow) then the Bucs have to ask for the moon

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        • joew

          9 years ago

          But isn’t that what they’re doing if they ask for Jose Tabata back?! haha (joking of course)

          And i agree with you.

          Reply
        • connorreed

          9 years ago

          That’s an insane comparison. De Leon headlining is a realistic demand. But him and Urias or even Urias alone for McCutchen is much more absurd than Glasnow/Meadows for Archer.

          A 27 year old pitcher with five years (two options) at $7.8 million a year is much different than a 30 year old with two years (one option) at $14.4 million a year.

          Plus, McCutchen struggled much more than Archer did. He posted career lows in runs, doubles, triples, stolen bases, walks, average, on-base percentage, slugging, offensive WAR, defensive WAR, and baserunning runs while hitting career highs in strikeouts and double plays. He finished the season with a -0.7 WAR compared to Archer’s 1.8 WAR.

          And finally, Meadows/Glasnow does not equal Urias/De Leon. Glasnow is three years older than Urias and doesn’t have his stuff. Despite his age, Urias pitched better in the major leagues over a longer period of time than Glasnow did. Meadows is a slightly better prospect than De Leon, but the latter has ML experience and has shown flashes of high potential while Meadows struggled big time at AAA.

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        • chesteraarthur

          9 years ago

          Archer is better, younger, cheaper, and controlled longer than McCutchen. Bad comparison.

          Reply
    • whereslou

      9 years ago

      I know adshadbolt was talking about Oakland when he said they didn’t have the money, but it will be interesting to see what Seattle does this off season. They bought majority shares in ROOT Sports a couple years ago and I forget the money they get from the deal each year but it is huge. With NES no longer the majority owner it will no longer be run like a for profit business but a real sorts team according to the new owners. They said if there is a player they want they will go get him. They tried to make a trade at the deadline for Cozart which I did not think was a smart trade we had bigger needs than SS.
      I could see them going after Cutch and hoping he turns it around. Either him or Martin could move to RF and really improve our OF. They have the money to spend they have prospects which some I would hate to see go I just wonder if they could swing a deal if there is one to be made. Another Seattle fan said he would rather see Cespedes but we don’t need a shaky OFer that has an arm that will get him out of some of his poor D and a guy who swings and misses so much. We have enough HR hitters we need an OBP guys so the HR guys can drive them in.

      Reply
    • jimmyz

      9 years ago

      Mets and ChiSox could also use OF help and have some pitching which Pirates would obviously be looking for in return.

      Reply
  7. smrtbusnisman04a

    9 years ago

    Will the Pirates try to extend Gerrit Cole?

    After a breakout 2015 campaign, There was a lot of coverage that he was disappointed about making only 530K last season. He price may have gone down after a sub par 2016 season, but The Pirates have a long history of battling Scott Boras and Boras is still soar over them non-tendering Alvarez last season.

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    • joew

      9 years ago

      here is hoping but the combination of Cole’s poor performance (for expectations), possible injury and Boras make it unlikely. 🙁

      Reply
      • Robertowannabe

        9 years ago

        I agree, Boros always tries to get his players to FA unless somebody offers FA type money to extend. That is usually rare with years of control left. Good news for the Pirates, several young arms still down on the farm who have the chance to be special as well.

        Reply
  8. csbeachlife

    9 years ago

    The whole Liriano trade speaks volumes about the team, ….that trade has to be the worst of many years, now they are looking for a middle of the rotations help, and they were looking for that last year so they are -2. The team is too cheap, had they had Happ from last year, this article would have never been written. . Too cheap to sign Happ, to cheap to keep Liriano, now lost Liriano and too cheap to sign NOva which maybe good anyway.
    That Happ signing looks like would have save the organization, and now the is NO hope, with the pitching staff.

    The Toronoto Blues jays must think the Pirates are the team that keeps on giving – example, multi top 20 Prospects, Liriano plus cash and prospects. Russel, Happ, Bautista, and now they are after Nova…..guess where Nova is going.

    Reply
    • Robertowannabe

      9 years ago

      No one could have anticipated what Happ did this year. That was a huge overpay for Toronto and it paid off. They also hugely overpaid for Martin as well. He did hit a few HR’s this year but he struggle for average. .231 Not quite worth 15 million for that and they have $60 million to pay yet. Happ had been average at best until he finished last year with Pittsburgh. Nothing he did in the last few years would have indicated that he would have been this good this year. Do not blame the Pirates in the least for not inking that deal. Even if he had the results this year in Pittsburgh that he had in Toronto, if he tanks next year, you have another Liriano situation.again. Liriano was horrible all year for the Pirates. Kept hoping he would turn it on but never did. Nova Still is a possibility

      Reply
  9. Cim2217

    9 years ago

    I would mind a Cutch for Taijuan Walker and Edwin Diaz trade with Seattle

    Reply
    • Cim2217

      9 years ago

      Wouldn’t *

      Reply
  10. dtwb93

    9 years ago

    Now that the Cubs are back and the Pirates have almost wasted their 5 yr window before all these guys become eligible for contracts they can’t afford. Sad Cutch had a terrible year with only a couple left. Even if he makes a comeback next year the Cubs are already here now. They better hope on someone giving too much for Cutch next year. But it won’t matter. Cards are about to start spending money and Cubs are overloaded. Pirates window might have one last year of being open.

    Reply
  11. NuckBobFutting

    9 years ago

    We’re trading Cutch. I want his salary dumped, and ill put some more money in to my ski resort

    Reply
  12. TigerFanFromIndiana

    9 years ago

    I don’t see them trading McCutchen when his value is low, I see them holding onto him. If he rebounds and plays back to normal, the Pirates are probably winning a bunch of games. To me, makes more sense to trade Harrison. On a low payroll team, he seems like a luxury where the money could be spent better elsewhere…this opinion from a non-Pirates fan

    Reply
  13. Phillies2017

    9 years ago

    If Hughes is non-tendered, that could actually be a legitimate pick-up for any team looking for BP depth

    Reply
  14. st1300b 2

    9 years ago

    Well

    Reply
    • st1300b 2

      9 years ago

      What If:
      Bucs actually go after Encarnacion who is actually a good first baseman and an elite power bat. Put Bell in rightfield which allows the team to trade Cutch for a haul including that stud righty named Syndrgarrd. Jaso adds outfield to his versatility ala Joyce and becomes a bench bat. The bucs then add Eddie V back to the back end of the rotation and Feliz is retained as a fallback for Tony.
      I could live with that plan.

      Reply

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