Things have been pretty quiet for the Pirates so far this off-season. They've made some moves, but so far those moves have been the expected ones. They added players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. They added a few cheap waiver wire guys, traded for Allen Webster, and signed a few minor free agents. They non-tendered Pedro Alvarez. But they haven't really started adding the big pieces that they need for the 2016 season.
That really shouldn't be a huge surprise. The Pirates have been aggressive early in some years, such as last year when they added Francisco Cervelli and A.