Pirates sign Jake Goebbert, trade for Allen Webster

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsEven as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Neal Huntington continues to work, as the Pirates have added two new players to their 40-man roster by signing free agent first baseman and outfielder Jake Goebbert to a major league contract and acquiring pitcher Allen Webster from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for cash considerations.

Goebbert, who will be 28 next season, is a left-handed batter who spent the 2015 season with the San Diego Padres' AAA affiliate at El Paso, where he compiled a .294/.392/.452 batting line. He is a career .282/.386/.465 hitter in AAA across parts of five seasons at that level (totaling 997 PA), and batted .218/.313/.317 in his…