The Pirates are continuing to add to their pitching depth options for this spring, as they are in agreement for a minor-league deal with veteran Tyler Chatwood, per source.
The deal is pending a physical.
Chatwood, 33, is returning stateside after spending a year pitching for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan last season. He went 2-0 with a 2.59 ERA over 24 1/3 innings in his Japanese baseball debut.
Before his turn in Japan, Chatwood pitched 10 seasons in the majors, where he went 52-60 with a 4.