NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The Winter Meetings officially ended Thursday morning with the conclusion of the Rule 5 Draft, and Andrew McCutchen was still a Pirate.
Although the first two days of the meetings were dominated by trade rumors about McCutchen, it's looking increasingly likely that he remains with Pittsburgh until Opening Day. The Pirates have been listening to offers for McCutchen -- not actively shopping him -- since last month, but they were not able to find a club to match the high asking price for their franchise player.
"Our intent coming in here was to have Andrew McCutchen in our lineup going forward.