In a recent interview with Pittsburgh Tribune writer Rob Biertempfel, Bob Nutting spoke about the Pirates and had this answer to one of Biertempfel’s questions:
“Trib: Marte missed 80 games after flunking a steroids test. Gregory Polanco has underperformed. Francisco Cervelli and Josh Harrison missed significant time because of injuries in each of the past two seasons. Does any of that make you want to reconsider your approach to giving multi-year contract extensions?
Nutting: There will be times when it’s appropriate to sign great players to multi-year deals.