BRADENTON, Fla. – For a club building towards the future, there’s not much more than the Pirates can ask for than having an All-Star center fielder like Bryan Reynolds.
Finding people to play on either side of him has been more challenging.
Last year, the Pirates used 18 different outfielders, their most since 2001. Part of that was due to them having very little in the ways of major-league ready prospects, meaning that when there was an injury or if they just needed to upgrade, it usually meant another waiver claim or trade to just hope someone sticks.