Every winter, a handful of free agents watch their markets collapse in real time. Prices drop. Terms shrink. Leverage evaporates.
But when markets fall, smart teams catch. And for once, the Pittsburgh Pirates are positioned to be the team that benefits from that gravity.
This is exactly the lane Ben Cherington has said he wants to live in: short-term commitments, mid-tier dollars, real upside. Not splashy. Not reckless. Just… smart. Here are three names that represent opportunities that don’t come along often for a franchise that lives below the luxury-tax stratosphere.
3 free agents whose plummeting markets are falling right into the Pirates' lap
Eugenio Suárez
The Pirates’ biggest roster hole remains painfully obvious: right-handed power, particularly at third base.