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Andrew McCutchen, confident he can be difference maker, returns to Pirates on $5M, 1-year deal
Read full article: Andrew McCutchen, confident he can be difference maker, returns to Pirates on $5M, 1-year dealAndrew McCutchen is sticking around to see if the Pittsburgh Pirates can finish the climb back to contention.
Pirates are calling up top pitching prospect Paul Skenes for his major league debut, AP source says
Read full article: Pirates are calling up top pitching prospect Paul Skenes for his major league debut, AP source saysA person with direct knowledge of the decision says the Pittsburgh Pirates will promote top pitching prospect Paul Skenes for his major league debut Saturday.
Pirates trade slugger Josh Bell to Nationals
Read full article: Pirates trade slugger Josh Bell to NationalsFILE - In this July 22, 2020, file photo, Pittsburgh Pirates' Josh Bell bats during an exhibition baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in Pittsburgh. The Pirates traded the slugging first baseman to Washington on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, for pitching prospects Will Crowe and Eddy Yean. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)PITTSBURGH – Josh Bell embraced everything about being a Pittsburgh Pirate. The Pirates sent the 28-year-old Bell to Washington on Thursday, giving the Nationals the middle-of-the-order bat general manager Mike Rizzo said was an offseason priority for the perennial NL East contenders. “In order to build that winning team and get to that winning team it’s going to require some difficult decisions at times, this is one of those," Cherington said.