After the dizzying amount of moves Ben Cherington has made in the past couple of days, it’s no wonder that some Pirates fans are fearful:
Fear not, Max!
We have agreed to terms with INF Kevin Newman on a contract for the 2022 season, thus avoiding arbitration.
We have also tendered contracts to OF Bryan Reynolds and RHP Chris Stratton for the 2022 season.
We did not tender a contract to RHP Chad Kuhl for the 2022 season.— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) December 1, 2021It’s safe to say that B-Rey and Newms were just about the only ones who were semi-confident that they were not to be sacrificed on the Hot Stove Altar.