As the 2016 MLB season approaches, SN's Jesse Spector will examine each team's outlook. Today: the Pirates.
2015: 98-64, second place in National League Central, lost to Cubs in wild-card game
Key arrivals: 1B John Jaso, LHP Jonathon Niese, RHP Ryan Vogelsong
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Key departures: 1B Pedro Alvarez, RHP A.J. Burnett, RHP Charlie Morton, 2B Neil Walker
Best-case scenario: A lineup whose everyday look will feature only two players 30 or older — catcher Francisco Cervelli and whoever plays first base — takes another step forward among the best in the game, largely with sustained performance across the board and steps up from Gregory Polanco and Josh Harrison.