BRADENTON, Fla. -- When Ben Cherington took the job as Pirates general manager in November of 2019, it was a given that the roster he inherited would be greatly overhauled.
Now, as his third spring training as GM is getting underway, there are just seven players from that original 40 man roster still with the team. In order of their Pirates debut, they are: Kevin Newman, Cole Tucker, Bryan Reynolds, Chris Stratton, Mitch Keller, JT Brubaker and Sam Howard.
That number could dwindle further this spring.