Among the players who began their career in the farm system, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a small group of upcoming free agents at the end of the season. For those players, this season becomes a chance to try to earn a contract for next year, or possibly get added to the 40-man roster to avoid free agency. In the last two off-seasons, the Pirates added Gift Ngoepe, Dovydas Neverauskas and Jose Osuna to the 40-man roster to avoid those players from becoming minor league free agents and possibly going elsewhere. They also re-signed Jared Lakind, who will once again be hoping for a 40-man spot or another minor league free agent contract.
Morning Report: The Upcoming Minor League Free Agents
