The Pittsburgh Pirates do not have many holes to address this offseason. The team needs two starting pitchers, a backup shortstop, and another bullpen arm. In the grand scheme of things that is not very much.
The Pirates’ bullpen in 2017 already has its core in place. This core is made up of pitchers such as Tony Watson, Felipe Rivero, Juan Nicasio, Antonio Bastardo, and A.J. Schugel. Despite having these pitchers, in my opinion, the team still needs one more proven bullpen arm.
One free agent relief pitcher that I believe would be a great fit with the Pirates is Brad Ziegler.