Pittsburgh Pirates fans got good news and bad news when their offseason officially began on Monday.
The good, of course, was the contract extension for manager Don Kelly, who had taken over the position in an interim capacity after Derek Shelton was fired in May. The Pirates still stumbled to a 71-91 finish at the bottom of the National League Central standings, but they showed slight improvement with a 59-65 record after Kelly took over (compared to 12-26 under Shelton).
The bad news came later Monday afternoon, when general manager Ben Cherington told reporters (including Alex Stumpf of MLB.