A few days after their first free agent signing of the offseason, when they re-signed infielder Jung Ho Kang, the Pittsburgh Pirates have swung their first trade of the offseason. In this trade, the Bucs, as they did in re-signing Kang, helped to bolster their 2019 infield.
In the five-player trade, the Pirates acquired utility infielder Erik Gonzalez from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for outfielder Jordan Luplow and infielder Max Moroff. The Bucs also received pitching prospects Tahnaj Thomas and Dante Mendoza in the deal.