The Pittsburgh Pirates addressed their middle infield needs by way of the Lonnie Chisenhall signing. Chisenhall’s presence in right field frees up Adam Frazier to primarily play second base. Shortstop can be manned by Kevin Kramer and newcomer Erik Gonzalez.
Yet if the club wants to continue to chase improvement regardless of what they currently have in the cupboards, there might just be a “value signing” to be had that could produce at a higher clip than the team’s in-house wares.
Jed Lowrie will play 2019 at the age of 35, yet he is coming off of the best season of his career.