Andrew McCutchen sticks around to see if the Pittsburgh Pirates can complete their climb back to contention. The five-time All-Star outfielder turned designated hitter agreed to a one-year, $5 million contract with the club, a person with The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was not official. McCutchen, 38, hit .232 with 20 homers and 53 RBIs in 120 games last season with Pittsburgh, which finished 76-86 for a second straight year. McCutchen has made no secret of his desire to finish his career in Pittsburgh and general manager Ben Cherington said several times near the end of the season that the team wanted to find a way to keep him as both an effective bat at middle of the lineup and as a veteran to form a young core that includes National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes. The 2013 National League Most Valuable Player is starting to build a resume that could earn Hall of Fame consideration when he retires. McCutchen has 2,127 career hits and reached the 300-homer mark early last season. He said last fall that he wanted to play as long as “I don’t embarrass myself” and believes the Pirates have the pieces in place to return to the playoffs, just like they did a decade ago. years ago, when he was one of the game’s biggest stars. “I haven’t been to the playoffs in a while here and it would be nice to do it here,” McCutchen said in September. “We’re a special group of guys.
Andrew McCutchen sticks around to see if the Pittsburgh Pirates can complete their climb back to contention.
The five-time All-Star outfielder turned designated hitter agreed to a one-year contract worth $5 million with the club, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was not official.
McCutchen, 38, hit .232 with 20 homers and 53 RBIs in 120 games last season with Pittsburgh, which finished 76-86 for a second straight year.
McCutchen has made no secret of his desire to finish his career in Pittsburgh, and general manager Ben Cherington said several times near the end of the season that the team wanted to find a way to keep him as both an effective bat. middle of the lineup and as an effective player. veteran presence to form a young core that includes National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes.
The 2013 National League Most Valuable Player is starting to build a resume that could earn Hall of Fame consideration when he retires. McCutchen has 2,127 career hits and reached the 300-homer plateau early last season.
He said last fall that he wanted to play as long as “I don’t embarrass myself” and believes the Pirates have the pieces in place to return to the playoffs, just like they did a decade ago when he was one of the biggest stars. in the game.
“I haven’t been to the playoffs in a while here and it would be nice to do it here,” McCutchen said in September. “We’re a special group of guys. We are a special team. It’s there.
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