While teams like the Phillies, Mets, and Giants are out making big moves, signing free agents to massive contracts, other National League teams have been quieter. For instance, the Pirates - perennially one of baseball's “have nots” - were not involved in the bidding for Carlos Correa or Justin Verlander. But that doesn’t mean they’ve been completely inactive, and they have a hype video to prove it:
When I first saw that Tweet, I thought, “Oh, the Pirates actually signed someone. That’s nice.” Then I took a closer look, trying to figure out who Vinny was.