There have been a few trends that have taken place every off-season when it comes to adding players for the Pittsburgh Pirates. There's the demand for a big splash and an impact move. There's the revolt and criticism when the Pirates instead opt to make a value move. And then there's the memory wipe that seems to take place when those value moves work out, but complaints about value moves still persist.
Today I started the 2015 position recaps by looking at Francisco Cervelli, who was one of the biggest value moves the Pirates made last off-season. Rather than spending big on Russell Martin, they got Cervelli for two years and a very low cost.