Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported that the Pirates plan on spending on the free agent market, bucking the trend of their offseason activity for the past 10 years. Feinsand didn't have a money total that the Pirates would spend in free agency, but reported that it's around $30-40 million.

The New York Mets missed the playoffs last season, and one of their veteran players continued to struggle in the power department.

There was no sophomore slump for Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes. Instead, the LSU product followed up his NL Rookie of the Year campaign in 2024 by unanimously winning his first NL Cy Young Award in 2025.

With a week to go until the Rule 5 protection deadline, the Pirates have yet to make a concrete decision on No. 15 prospect Esmerlyn Valdez.

In a world of big spenders and cash-strapped small market teams, clubs like the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates often do business following the tried a