Pittsburgh Pirates fans knew that changes were coming. Bob Nutting assured them as much.
When announcing a contract extension for manager Don Kelly on Monday, Nutting said through a team-issued statement that winning remained a priority for the Pirates moving forward. In fact, he said that the Kelly extension would be "the first of many steps we will take this offseason to bring winning baseball back to Pittsburgh."
Unfortunately, however, extending Kelly would be the only "step" they got right.
According to multiple sources, including Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Pirates let go of pitching coach Oscar Marin.