Much could change during the offseason, but it's more likely that next season's Pirates will bear a strong resemblance to the 2016 edition -- with a few additions and alterations -- when they take the field at Fenway Park on April 3. Here's an early look at what may be in store for Opening Day 2017.
OPPONENT
The Bucs will open the season with an Interleague series against the Red Sox in the clubs' first matchup since 2014, and the Pirates' first trip to Beantown since '05. There isn't much history between the two clubs -- other than Pittsburgh losing the first World Series to Boston in 1903 -- but the Pirates are 7-5 all-time in the regular season against the Sox, most recently sweeping a three-game series at PNC Park from Sept.