{"id":113839,"date":"2026-02-10T14:46:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=113839"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:46:36","slug":"pirates-2026-offseason-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/02\/10\/pirates-2026-offseason-report-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Grading the Pirates 2026 Offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring training\u2019s start officially ends the 2026 offseason, compelling us to issue our annual offseason grade for the Pittsburgh Pirates. General manager Ben Cherington\u2019s work is far from done. Ideally, he needs to add a starting third baseman and another starting pitcher, although with payroll estimated at a team-record $101 million by MLB Spreadsheets<\/a>, there may not be room for significant additions. But, as the saying goes, that\u2019s neither here nor there.<\/p>\n

Pirates 2026 Offseason Report Card is Out<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s a summary of the moves made by Cherington so far, excluding the usual round of minor league depth signings:<\/p>\n