As the Pittsburgh Pirates and the rest of MLB prepare to start camp later this week in advance of the July 23 or 24 Opening Day, team’s announced their 60-man player pools on Sunday. While players can be added to and removed from the player pool, the 60 players that the Pittsburgh Pirates will start the season with in their player pool are now known.
The bulk of the team’s player pool are who you would expect. It is mostly players that have already accumulated significant MLB time and are expected to play a major role for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season.