A look at the Pirates’ signees this week

Jim Owens-USA TODAY Sports This past Thursday, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a pair of signings including outfielder Brian Goodwin and catcher Tony Wolters.

Both players agreed to minor league deals with an invite to Spring Training. If both players make the squad, each will earn just over $1 million.

Last season with the Los Angeles Angels and Cincinnati Reds, Goodwin hit .215/.299/.417 with six home runs over 164 plate appearances. Although his strikeout rate (32.9 percent) was a career-high, so too was his walk rate (10.4 percent). For his career, his strikeout rate is 28.7 percent while his walk rate is 8.5 percent. Goodwin does have surprising pop. In 2019, he hit a career-high 17 home…