From “The Password” to the bonus level, Ben Cherington may have already pulled off the most unexpected one-two punch of the the Pittsburgh Pirates' offseason.
After landing top-100 outfield prospect Jhostynxon Garcia from the Boston Red Sox — a move that finally felt like Pittsburgh taking a real swing on upside — Cherington doubled down in the most unexpected way possible by stealing Marco Luciano off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
Yes, that Marco Luciano –– the former Giants crown-jewel prospect who was once ranked alongside Julio Rodríguez, CJ Abrams and Bobby Witt Jr.