2016 Pittsburgh Pirates season

2016 Pittsburgh Pirates
2016 Pittsburgh Pirates
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	PNC Park
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Record	78–83-1 (.484)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Robert Nutting
General managers	Neal Huntington
Managers	Clint Hurdle
Television	Root Sports Pittsburgh
Radio	KDKA-FM; Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network; (Steve Blass, Joe Block, Greg Brown, Bob Walk, John Wehner)
Stats	ESPN.com; Baseball Reference

The 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 135th season overall, the 130th season as a member of the National League, and the 16th season at PNC Park. The regular season started with a win at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 3 and ended with a loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on October 2. The Pirates finished the regular season third in the National League Central with 78 wins, 83 losses and one tie. For the first time since the 2012 season, the Pirates finished with a losing record and did not qualify for the postseason.

Two members of the 2016 Pirates were selected to represent the National League in the All-Star Game: pitcher Mark Melancon and outfielder Starling Marte. In addition, two players were named NL Player of the Week: infielder Jung-ho Kang and utility player Sean Rodriguez, both in September.

Season standings

National League Central

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	103	58	.640	—	57‍–‍24	46‍–‍34
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	17½	38‍–‍43	48‍–‍33
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	83	.484	25	38‍–‍42	40‍–‍41
Milwaukee Brewers	73	89	.451	30½	41‍–‍40	32‍–‍49
Cincinnati Reds	68	94	.420	35½	38‍–‍43	30‍–‍51

National League playoff standings

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Division Leaders
Team	W	L	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	103	58	.640
Washington Nationals	95	67	.586
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	71	.562

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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Mets	87	75	.537	—
San Francisco Giants	87	75	.537	—
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	1
Miami Marlins	79	82	.491	7½
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	83	.484	8½
Colorado Rockies	75	87	.463	12
Milwaukee Brewers	73	89	.451	14
Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	.438	16
Arizona Diamondbacks	69	93	.426	18
Atlanta Braves	68	93	.422	18½
San Diego Padres	68	94	.420	19
Cincinnati Reds	68	94	.420	19

Record vs. opponents

2016 National League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2016
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	5–2	2–5	3–3	10–9	7–12	2–4	3–4	5–1	4–3	1–5	10–9	6–13	4–3	2–5	5–15
Atlanta	2–5	—	3–3	3–4	1–6	1–5	11–7	2–5	10–9	11–8	3–4	4–2	3–4	2–4	4–15	8–12
Chicago	5–2	3–3	—	15–4	2–4	4–3	4–3	11–8	2–5	5–1	14–4	4–2	4–3	10–9	5–2	15–5
Cincinnati	3–3	4–3	4–15	—	5–2	2–5	3–4	11–8	0–6	4–2	9–10	3–4	3–3	9–10	3–4	5–15
Colorado	9–10	6–1	4–2	2–5	—	7–12	2–5	1–5	6–1	2–5	2–5	10–9	9–10	2–4	4–2	9–11
Los Angeles	12–7	5–1	3–4	5–2	12–7	—	1–6	5–2	4–3	4–2	2–5	11–8	8–11	4–2	5–1	10–10
Miami	4–2	7–11	3–4	4–3	5–2	6–1	—	4–2	7–12	9–10	6–1	3–3	2–4	4–3	9–10	6–14
Milwaukee	4–3	5–2	8–11	8–11	5–1	2–5	2–4	—	2–5	3–4	9–10	3–4	1–5	6–13	4–2	11–9
New York	1–5	9–10	5–2	6–0	1–6	3–4	12–7	5–2	—	12–7	3–3	4–3	4–3	3–3	7–12	12–8
Philadelphia	3–4	8–11	1–5	2–4	5–2	2–4	10–9	4–3	7–12	—	3–4	5–2	3–3	2–5	5–14	11–9
Pittsburgh	5–1	4–3	4–14	10–9	5–2	5–2	1–6	10–9	3–3	4–3	—	3–3	4–3	9–10	2–4	9–11
San Diego	9–10	2–4	2–4	4–3	9–10	8–11	3–3	4–3	3–4	2–5	3–3	—	8–11	1–6	4–3	6–14
San Francisco	13–6	4–3	3–4	3–3	10–9	11–8	4–2	5–1	3–4	3–3	3–4	11–8	—	3–4	3–4	8–12
St. Louis	3–4	4–2	9–10	10–9	4–2	2–4	3–4	13–6	3–3	5–2	10–9	6–1	4–3	—	2–5	8–12
Washington	5–2	15–4	2–5	4–3	2–4	1–5	10–9	2–4	12–7	14–5	4–2	3–4	4–3	5–2	—	12–8

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves	4	3	0.571	40	35
Miami Marlins	1	6	0.143	24	22
New York Mets	3	3	0.500	21	25
Philadelphia Phillies	4	3	0.571	36	29
Washington Nationals	2	4	0.333	17	33
Total	14	19	0.424	138	144
NL Central
Chicago Cubs	4	14	0.222	73	114
Cincinnati Reds	10	9	0.526	84	81
Milwaukee Brewers	10	9	0.526	72	74
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals	9	10	0.474	81	101
Total	33	42	0.440	310	370
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks	5	1	0.833	46	32
Colorado Rockies	5	2	0.714	38	33
Los Angeles Dodgers	5	2	0.714	42	27
San Diego Padres	3	3	0.500	27	22
San Francisco Giants	4	3	0.571	32	40
Total	22	11	0.667	185	154
American League
Detroit Tigers	1	3	0.250	16	26
Houston Astros	1	2	0.333	12	9
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1	2	0.333	14	21
Oakland Athletics	3	0	1.000	17	8
Seattle Mariners	2	2	0.500	24	14
Texas Rangers	1	2	0.333	13	12
Total	9	11	0.450	96	90
Season Total	78	83	0.484	729	758

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	24	15	9	0.625	128	109
May	27	14	13	0.519	130	115
June	28	9	19	0.321	106	154
July	24	14	10	0.583	107	96
August	28	15	13	0.536	122	111
September	28	11	17	0.393	129	159
October	2	0	2	0.000	7	14
Total	161	78	83	0.484	729	758

Total	161	78	83	0.484	729	758
	Games	Won	Lost	Tie	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	38	42	1	0.475	359	387	Away	81 GP	40 W	41 L	0.494	RS 370	RA 371

Regular season

April

April 3 – The Pirates defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in the very first game of the 2016 Major League Baseball season
April 6 – The Pirates sweep the Cardinals in the first series of the regular season.
The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 15–9, second in the NL Central at 3.0 games out of first.

May

May 6 – Third baseman/Shortstop Jung-ho Kang returns from a 2015 season-ending injury to make his 2016 season debut, hitting two home runs in a 4–2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
May 20 – Andrew McCutchen records his 613th career hit at PNC Park, surpassing Jack Wilson as PNC Park hits leader.^[2]
May 23 – Starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong is hit by a pitch while batting. Reliever Wilfredo Boscán takes his place four days after his MLB debut and records his first career MLB win and hit.^[3]
May 26 – The Pirates conclude a ten-game homestand, winning eight and taking three series in a row against the Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks.
May 30 – Pitcher Jeff Locke pitches the first complete game shutout of his career, in 105 pitches, in a 10–0 victory against the Miami Marlins. Outfielder Gregory Polanco hits the first grand slam of his career.^[4]
The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 29–22, second in the NL Central at 6.5 games out of first.

June

June 7 – After rain forces the first game in a homestand against the New York Mets on June 6 to be postponed, the Pirates sweep a double-header against the Mets. Closing pitcher Mark Melancon records a save in both games.
June 8 – Starting pitcher Jameson Taillon makes his MLB debut against the New York Mets, striking out three and allowing three runs in six innings in a loss to the Mets.
June 14 – Jameson Taillon earns his first career MLB win in a shutout victory over the New York Mets.
June 17 – The Pirates are shut out for the first time in the 2016 season in a loss against the Chicago Cubs.
June 24 – Clint Hurdle earns his 1000th career win as a manager in a Pirates victory at home over the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[5]
The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 38–41, third in the NL Central at 14.0 games out of first.

July

July 4 – Juan Nicasio becomes only the 74th player to pitch an immaculate inning in a Major League game.
July 5 – Mark Melancon (P) is named to the National League All-Star team, while Starling Marte (LF) is named a final vote candidate.^[6]
July 7 – Starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow makes his MLB debut, striking out five and allowing four runs in a loss against the St. Louis Cardinals.
July 10 – The Pirates enter the All-Star break with a win–loss record of 46–43, third in the NL Central.
July 17 – The Pirates defeat the Washington Nationals 2–1 in 18 innings, the longest regular season game in Nationals history, on the strength of a Starling Marte home run.^[7]
July 27 – Pitcher Gerrit Cole pitches the first complete game of his career, in 93 pitches, in a 10–1 victory against the Seattle Mariners.^[8]
July 30 – The Pirates trade closing pitcher Mark Melancon to the Washington Nationals for Felipe Rivero and Taylor Hearn; Tony Watson replaces Melancon as closer.^[9]
The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 52–51, third in the NL Central at 10.5 games out of first.

August

The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 67–64, third in the NL Central at 17.5 games out of first.

September

September 12 – Jung-ho Kang is named NL Player of the Week for the week ending September 11.^[10]
September 19 – Sean Rodriguez is named NL co-Player of the Week for the week ending September 18.^[11]
September 27 – The Pirates lose to the Chicago Cubs and are prevented from qualifying for the postseason for the first time since 2012.^[12]
September 29 – The Pirates and the Cubs tie, 1–1, after the game was called in the 6th inning because of inclement weather. The game was not made up as the result did not impact the playoff race. It was the first tie in MLB since June 2005.^[13]
September 30 – The Pirates lose for the 81st time of the season, against the Cardinals, ensuring the team's first losing season since 2012.
The Pirates finish the month with a win–loss record of 78–81, third in the NL Central at 24.0 games out of first.

October

October 2 – At the conclusion of the season, the Pirates had a win–loss record of 78–83, finishing third in the NL Central behind the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs.

Game log

2016 Game Log: 78–83 (Home: 38–42-1Away: 40–41)

April: 15–9 (Home: 7–3; Away: 8–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	April 3	Cardinals	4–1	Liriano (1–0)	Wainwright (0–1)	—	39,500	1–0	W1
2	April 5	Cardinals	6–5 (11)	Lobstein (1–0)	Maness (0–1)	—	26,049	2–0	W2
3	April 6	Cardinals	5–1	Nicasio (1–0)	Leake (0–1)	Melancon (1)	14,890	3–0	W3
4	April 8	@ Reds	6–5	Vogelsong (1–0)	Hoover (0–1)	Melancon (2)	17,194	4–0	W4
5	April 9	@ Reds	1–5	Iglesias (1–0)	Cole (0–1)	—	22,799	4–1	L1
6	April 10	@ Reds	1–2	Ohlendorf (2–0)	Caminero (0–1)	—	27,207	4–2	L2
7	April 11	@ Tigers	7–4	Niese (1–0)	Verlander (0–1)	Melancon (3)	26,271	5–2	W1
8	April 12	@ Tigers	2–8	Sánchez (2–0)	Nicasio (1–1)	—	26,489	5–3	L1
9	April 13	Tigers	3–7	Greene (1–0)	Caminero (0–2)	—	21,175	5–4	L2
10	April 14	Tigers	4–7	Zimmermann (2–0)	Cole (0–2)	Rodríguez (2)	18,751	5–5	L3
11	April 15	Brewers	4–8	Nelson (2–1)	Locke (0–1)	—	24,280	5–6	L4
12	April 16	Brewers	5–0	Niese (2–0)	Jungmann (0–2)	—	34,957	6–6	W1
13	April 17	Brewers	9–3	Nicasio (2–1)	Davies (0–1)	—	31,124	7–6	W2
14	April 19	@ Padres	4–5	Rea (1–1)	Liriano (1–1)	Rodney (2)	19,449	7–7	L1
15	April 20	@ Padres	2–8	Pomeranz (2–1)	Locke (0–2)	—	20,681	7–8	L2
16	April 21	@ Padres	11–1	Cole (1–2)	Shields (0–3)	—	20,387	8–8	W1
17	April 22	@ Diamondbacks	8–7	Niese (3–0)	Corbin (1–2)	Melancon (4)	27,829	9–8	W2
18	April 23	@ Diamondbacks	1–7	De La Rosa (2–3)	Nicasio (2–2)	—	32,935	9–9	L1
19	April 24	@ Diamondbacks	12–10 (13)	Feliz (1–0)	Marshall (0–1)	Caminero (1)	27,573	10–9	W1
20	April 25	@ Rockies	6–1	Locke (1–2)	Bettis (2–1)	Schugel (1)	20,674	11–9	W2
21	April 26	@ Rockies	9–4	Cole (2–2)	De La Rosa (1–3)	—	20,227	12–9	W3
22	April 27	@ Rockies	9–8 (12)	Lobstein (2–0)	Estévez (0–1)	Melancon (5)	21,345	13–9	W4
—	April 28	@ Rockies	PPD, RAIN/SNOW; rescheduled for June 9
23	April 29	Reds	4–1	Nicasio (3–2)	Straily (0–1)	Melancon (6)	29,938	14–9	W5
24	April 30	Reds	5–1	Liriano (2–1)	Simón (0–3)	Melancon (7)	34,810	15–9	W6

May: 14–13 (Home: 8–6; Away: 6–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
25	May 1	Reds	5–6 (11)	Wood (3–0)	Vogelsong (1–1)	—	28,755	15–10	L1
26	May 2	Cubs	2–7	Hammel (4–0)	Cole (2–3)	—	18,376	15–11	L2
27	May 3	Cubs	1–7	Arrieta (6–0)	Niese (3–1)	—	22,195	15–12	L3
28	May 4	Cubs	2–6	Lester (3–1)	Nicasio (3–3)	—	28,782	15–13	L4
29	May 6	@ Cardinals	4–2	Liriano (3–1)	Martínez (4–2)	Melancon (8)	43,093	16–13	W1
30	May 7	@ Cardinals	4–6	Rosenthal (1–1)	Schugel (0–1)	—	42,338	16–14	L1
31	May 8	@ Cardinals	10–5	Cole (3–3)	Wacha (2–3)	Melancon (9)	42,441	17–14	W1
32	May 9	@ Reds	2–3	Ramirez (1–2)	Niese (3–2)	Cingrani (2)	12,103	17–15	L1
—	May 10	@ Reds	PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for September 17
33	May 11	@ Reds	5–4	Watson (1–0)	Ohlendorf (3–4)	Melancon (10)	14,694	18–15	W1
34	May 13	@ Cubs	4–9	Hammel (5–0)	Liriano (3–2)	—	37,479	18–16	L1
35	May 14	@ Cubs	2–8	Arrieta (7–0)	Locke (1–3)	—	40,953	18–17	L2
36	May 15	@ Cubs	2–1	Cole (4–3)	Lester (4–2)	Melancon (11)	40,814	19–17	W1
37	May 16	Braves	8–5	Niese (4–2)	Pérez (1–1)	Melancon (12)	16,905	20–17	W2
38	May 17	Braves	12–9	Nicasio (4–3)	Blair (0–3)	Melancon (13)	19,400	21–17	W3
39	May 18	Braves	1–3	Teherán (1–4)	Liriano (3–3)	Vizcaíno (4)	18,201	21–18	L1
40	May 19	Braves	8–2	Locke (2–3)	Foltynewicz (1–2)	—	23,074	22–18	W1
41	May 20	Rockies	2–1	Cole (5–3)	Butler (2–2)	Melancon (14)	23,248	23–18	W2
42	May 21	Rockies	1–5	Estevez (1–1)	Melancon (0–1)	—	31,352	23–19	L1
—	May 22	Rockies	PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for May 23
43	May 23	Rockies	6–3	Boscán (1–0)	Lyles (1–2)	Melancon (15)	34,529	24–19	W1
44	May 24	Diamondbacks	12–1	Liriano (4–3)	Miller (1–6)	—	18,415	25–19	W2
45	May 25	Diamondbacks	5–4	Locke (3–3)	De La Rosa (4–5)	Melancon (16)	20,696	26–19	W3
46	May 26	Diamondbacks	8–3	Schugel (1–1)	Corbin (2–4)	—	30,861	27–19	W4
47	May 27	@ Rangers	9–1	Niese (5–2)	Hamels (5–1)	—	37,645	28–19	W5
48	May 28	@ Rangers	2–5	Darvish (1–0)	Nicasio (4–4)	—	46,950	28–20	L1
49	May 29	@ Rangers	2–6	Perez (3–4)	Liriano (4–4)	—	44,613	28–21	L2
50	May 30	@ Marlins	10–0	Locke (4–3)	Nicolino (2–3)	—	10,856	29–21	W1
51	May 31	@ Marlins	1–3	Fernandez (8–2)	Cole (5–4)	Ramos (16)	10,637	29–22	L1

June: 9–19 (Home: 7–10; Away: 2–9)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
52	June 1	@ Marlins	2–3	Phelps (4–3)	Watson (1–1)	Ramos (17)	17,018	29–23	L2
53	June 2	@ Marlins	3–4 (12)	Wittgren (1–0)	Schugel (1–2)	—	19,907	29–24	L3
54	June 3	Angels	2–9	Weaver (5–4)	Liriano (4–5)	—	27,643	29–25	L4
55	June 4	Angels	8–7	Locke (5–3)	Salas (2–2)	Melancon (17)	31,505	30–25	W1
56	June 5	Angels	4–5	Guerra (1–0)	Watson (1–2)	Street (6)	27,754	30–26	L1
—	June 6	Mets	PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for June 7
57	June 7	Mets	3–1	Niese (6–2)	Matz (7–2)	Melancon (18)	N/A	31–26	W1
58	June 7	Mets	3–1	Nicasio (5–4)	deGrom (3–2)	Melancon (19)	26,605	32–26	W2
59	June 8	Mets	5–6	Reed (1–0)	Luebke (0–1)	Familia (19)	28,084	32–27	L1
60	June 9	@ Rockies	5–11	De La Rosa (2–4)	Locke (5–4)	—	24,678	32–28	L2
61	June 10	Cardinals	3–9 (12)	Broxton (1–0)	Nicasio (5–5)	—	28,417	32–29	L3
62	June 11	Cardinals	1–5	Martinez (7–5)	Liriano (4–6)	Rosenthal (12)	36,962	32–30	L4
63	June 12	Cardinals	3–8	Leake (5–4)	Niese (6–3)	—	31,148	32–31	L5
64	June 14	@ Mets	4–0	Taillon (1–0)	deGrom (3–3)	—	35,124	33–31	W1
65	June 15	@ Mets	2–11	Syndergaard (7–2)	Locke (5–5)	—	32,117	33–32	L1
66	June 16	@ Mets	4–6	Colón (6–3)	Nicasio (5–6)	Familia (22)	33,052	33–33	L2
67	June 17	@ Cubs	0–6	Arrieta (11–1)	Liriano (4–7)	—	41,547	33–34	L3
68	June 18	@ Cubs	3–4	Lester (9–3)	Niese (6–4)	Rondon (12)	41,424	33–35	L4
69	June 19	@ Cubs	5–10	Hendricks (5–6)	Taillon (1–1)	—	41,024	33–36	L5
70	June 20	Giants	1–0	Locke (6–5)	Bumgarner (8–3)	Melancon (20)	27,906	34–36	W1
71	June 21	Giants	4–15	Cueto (11–1)	Boscán (1–1)	—	27,729	34–37	L1
72	June 22	Giants	6–7	Law (3–1)	Hughes (0–1)	Casilla (15)	33,747	34–38	L2
73	June 23	Giants	3–5	Suarez (3–1)	Niese (6–5)	Casilla (16)	29,986	34–39	L3
74	June 24	Dodgers	8–6	Feliz (2–0)	Tepesch (0–1)	Melancon (21)	28,226	35–39	W1
75	June 25	Dodgers	6–1	Locke (7–5)	Maeda (6–5)	—	33,590	36–39	W2
76	June 26	Dodgers	4–3	Kuhl (1–0)	Kershaw (11–2)	Melancon (22)		37–39	W3
77	June 27	Dodgers	4–5	Kazmir (6–3)	Liriano (4–8)	Jansen (22)	26,925	37–40	L1
78	June 28	@ Mariners	2–5	Iwakuma (7–6)	Niese (6–6)	Cishek (18)	24,836	37–41	L2
79	June 29	@ Mariners	8–1	Taillon (2–1)	Miley (6–4)	—	25,477	38–41	W1

July: 14–10 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
80	July 1	@ Athletics	7–3	Locke (8–5)	Gray (3–7)	—	15,710	39–41	W2
81	July 2	@ Athletics	4–2	Nicasio (6–6)	Coulombe (1–1)	Melancon (23)	28,846	40–41	W3
82	July 3	@ Athletics	6–3	Liriano (5–8)	Mengden (1–4)	Melancon (24)	21,831	41–41	W4
83	July 4	@ Cardinals	4–2	Niese (7–6)	Martinez (7–6)	Feliz (1)	41,850	42–41	W5
84	July 5	@ Cardinals	5–2	Nicasio (7–6)	Leake (5–7)	Melancon (25)	41,444	43–41	W6
85	July 6	@ Cardinals	7–5	Schugel (2–2)	Broxton (1–1)	Melancon (26)	42,693	44–41	W7
86	July 7	@ Cardinals	1–5	Wainwright (8–5)	Glasnow (0–1)	—	42,144	44–42	L1
87	July 8	Cubs	8–4	Feliz (3–0)	Arrieta (12–4)	Melancon (27)	35,904	45–42	W1
88	July 9	Cubs	12–6	Caminero (1–2)	Warren (3–2)	Hughes (1)	37,796	46–42	W2
89	July 10	Cubs	5–6	Strop (2–2)	Watson (1–3)	Rondon (14)	37,998	46–43	L1
87th All-Star Game in San Diego, California
90	July 15	@ Nationals	1–5	Strasburg (13–0)	Liriano (5–9)	—	36,982	46–44	L2
91	July 16	@ Nationals	0–6	Roark (9–5)	Cole (5–5)	—	38,861	46–45	L3
92	July 17	@ Nationals	2–1 (18)	Niese (8–6)	Pérez (2–3)	—	32,755	47–45	W1
93	July 19	Brewers	3–2	Melancon (1–1)	Thornburg (3–4)	—	27,106	48–45	W2
94	July 20	Brewers	5–9	Torres (2–1)	Locke (8–6)	—	36,717	48–46	L1
95	July 21	Brewers	5–3	Liriano (6–9)	Garza (1–4)	Melancon (28)	35,978	49–46	W1
96	July 22	Phillies	0–4	Eflin (3–3)	Cole (5–6)	—	33,703	49–47	L1
97	July 23	Phillies	7–4	Nicasio (8–6)	Nola (5–9)	Melancon (29)	35,802	50–47	W1
98	July 24	Phillies	5–4	Feliz (4–0)	Ramos (1–1)	Melancon (30)	32,439	51–47	W2
99	July 26	Mariners	4–7	Hernandez (5–4)	Liriano (6–10)	Cishek (14)	30,969	51–48	L1
100	July 27	Mariners	10–1	Cole (6–6)	Paxton (3–5)	—	35,483	52–48	W1
101	July 29	@ Brewers	1–3	Guerra (7–2)	Brault (0–1)	Jeffress (25)	29,442	52–49	L1
102	July 30	@ Brewers	3–5	Anderson (6–10)	Taillon (2–2)	Jeffress (26)	36,663	52–50	L2
103	July 31	@ Brewers	2–4	Garza (2–4)	Liriano (6–11)	Jeffress (27)	32,405	52–51	L3

August: 15–13 (Home: 5–7; Away: 10–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
104	August 2	@ Braves	5–3	Cole (7–6)	Foltynewicz (4–5)	Watson (1)	20,633	53–51	W1
105	August 3	@ Braves	4–8	Whalen (1–0)	Locke (8–7)	—	19,281	53–52	L1
106	August 4	@ Braves	2–5	Cervenka (1–0)	Rivero (0–4)	Johnson (7)	20,527	53–53	L2
107	August 5	Reds	3–2	Watson (2–3)	Ohlendorf (5–7)	—	28,882	54–53	W1
108	August 6	Reds	5–3	Nova (8–6)	Bailey (1–1)	Watson (2)	34,259	55–53	W2
109	August 7	Reds	3–7	Straily (7–6)	Cole (7–7)	—	32,947	55–54	L1
110	August 9	Padres	6–4	Kuhl (2–0)	Perdomo (5–6)	Watson (3)	30,269	56–54	W1
111	August 10	Padres	0–4	Jackson (3–2)	Vogelsong (1–2)	—	29,623	56–55	L1
112	August 11	Padres	4–0	Taillon (3–2)	Friedrich (4–8)	Watson (4)	32,071	57–55	W1
113	August 12	@ Dodgers	5–1	Nova (9–6)	Stripling (3–4)	Watson (5)	47,438	58–55	W2
114	August 13	@ Dodgers	4–8	Urias (3–2)	Cole (7–8)	Jansen (35)	40,563	58–56	L1
115	August 14	@ Dodgers	11–3	Kuhl (3–0)	Anderson (0–1)	—	43,468	59–56	W1
116	August 15	@ Giants	8–5	Vogelsong (2–2)	Moore (7–9)	—	41,850	60–56	W2
117	August 16	@ Giants	4–3	Bastardo (1–0)	Law (4–2)	Watson (6)	41,185	61–56	W3
118	August 17	@ Giants	6–5	Nicasio (9–6)	Cain (4–8)	Watson (7)	41,139	62–56	W4
119	August 19	Marlins	5–6	Wittgren (4–2)	Feliz (4–1)	Rodney (22)	32,357	62–57	L1
120	August 20	Marlins	1–3	Phelps (7–6)	Kuhl (3–1)	Rodney (23)	37,820	62–58	L2
121	August 21	Marlins	2–3	Ureña (2–4)	Vogelsong (2–3)	Rodney (24)	28,616	62–59	L3
122	August 22	Astros	1–3	Fister (12–8)	Taillon (3–3)	Giles (4)	24,017	62–60	L4
123	August 23	Astros	7–1	Nova (10–6)	Musgrove (1–2)	—	28,760	63–60	W1
124	August 24	Astros	4–5	McHugh (8–10)	Cole (7–9)	Giles (5)	23,717	63–61	L1
125	August 25	@ Brewers	3–2 (10)	Bastardo (2–0)	Torres (2–3)	Watson (8)	20,296	64–61	W1
126	August 26	@ Brewers	5–3	Vogelsong (3–3)	Garza (4–6)	Watson (9)	25,474	65–61	W2
127	August 27	@ Brewers	9–6	Locke (9–7)	Boyer (1–3)	Feliz (2)	35,925	66–61	W3
128	August 28	@ Brewers	3–1	Nova (11–6)	Anderson (7–11)	Watson (10)	37,583	67–61	W4
129	August 29	@ Cubs	7–8 (13)	Zastryzny (1–0)	Locke (9–8)	—	38,951	67–62	L1
130	August 30	@ Cubs	0–3	Hendricks (13–7)	Kuhl (3–2)	Chapman (11)	38,174	67–63	L2
131	August 31	@ Cubs	5–6	Hammel (14–7)	Vogelsong (3–4)	Chapman (12)	38,137	67–64	L3

September: 11–17 (Home: 4–12; Away: 7–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
132	September 2	Brewers	0–1	Boyer (2–3)	Taillon (3–4)	Thornburg (7)	21,772	67–65	L4
133	September 3	Brewers	4–7	Torres (3–3)	Feliz (4–2)	Thornburg (8)	26,637	67–66	L5
134	September 4	Brewers	0–10	Anderson (8–11)	Brault (0–2)	—	25,318	67–67	L6
135	September 5	Cardinals	6–12	Wainwright (10–8)	Kuhl (3–3)	—	26,297	67–68	L7
136	September 6	Cardinals	7–9	Mayers (1–1)	Watson (2–4)	Oh (16)	20,369	67–69	L8
137	September 7	Cardinals	4–3	Williams (1–0)	Reyes (1–1)	Watson (11)	21,523	68–69	W1
138	September 8	Reds	4–1	Nova (12–6)	Straily (11–8)	—	24,520	69–69	W2
139	September 9	Reds	3–4	Iglesias (3–1)	Watson (2–5)	—	20,369	69–70	L1
140	September 10	Reds	7–8	Smith (3–1)	Williams (1–1)	Cingrani (17)	25,918	69–71	L2
141	September 11	Reds	0–8	Finnegan (9–10)	Vogelsong (3–5)	—	26,744	69–72	L3
142	September 12	@ Phillies	2–6	Hellickson (11–9)	Cole (7–10)	—	15,514	69–73	L4
143	September 13	@ Phillies	5–3	Rivero (1–4)	Gomez (3–4)	Watson (12)	16,190	70–73	W1
144	September 14	@ Phillies	2–6	Thompson (2–5)	Brault (0–3)	Gomez (37)	16,112	70–74	L1
145	September 15	@ Phillies	15–2	Kuhl (4–3)	Eickhoff (10–14)	—	15,247	71–74	W1
146	September 16	@ Reds	9–7 (10)	Bastardo (3–0)	Cingrani (2–5)	Watson (13)	20,238	72–74	W2
147	September 17	@ Reds	10–4	Taillon (4–4)	DeSclafani (8–4)	LeBlanc (1)	17,226	73–74	W3
148	September 17	@ Reds	7–3	Nicasio (10–6)	Finnegan (9–11)	—	24,397	74–74	W4
149	September 18	@ Reds	4–7	Straily (13–8)	Nova (12–7)	—	19,597	74–75	L1
150	September 20	@ Brewers	6–3	Hughes (1–1)	Garza (5–8)	Watson (14)	20,829	75–75	W1
151	September 21	@ Brewers	4–1	Kuhl (5–3)	Nelson (8–15)	Watson (15)	25,482	76–75	W2
152	September 22	@ Brewers	1–3	Anderson (9–11)	Vogelsong (3–6)	Thornburg (12)	24,582	76–76	L1
153	September 23	Nationals	6–5 (11)	LeBlanc (4–0)	Petit (3–5)	—	29,513	77–76	W1
154	September 24	Nationals	1–6	López (4–3)	Nova (5–2)	—	30,137	77–77	L1
155	September 25	Nationals	7–10	Kelley (3–2)	Rivero (1–5)	Melancon (43)	28,924	77–78	L2
156	September 26	Cubs	2–12	Hendricks (16–8)	Kuhl (5–4)	—	20,519	77–79	L3
157	September 27	Cubs	4–6	Lackey (11–8)	Vogelsong (3–7)	Peña (1)	22,454	77–80	L4
158	September 28	Cubs	8–4	Taillon (5–4)	Arrieta (18–8)	—		78–80	W1
159	September 29	Cubs	1–1 (6)	Game called (inclement weather) (game not made up; tie does not count in record)			19,991	78–80	—
160	September 30	@ Cardinals	0–7	Martinez (16–9)	Glasnow (0–2)	—	43,070	78–81	L1

October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak
161	October 1	@ Cardinals	3–4	Siegrist (6–3)	Rivero (1–6)	Oh (19)	43,328	78–82	L2
162	October 2	@ Cardinals	4–10	Broxton (4–2)	Nicasio (10–7)	—	44,615	78–83	L3

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

2016 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

13 Clint Hurdle

Coaches

86 Heberto Andrade (bullpen catcher)
36 Brad Fischer (coach)
2 Jeff Branson (hitting)
89 Jordan Comadena (bullpen catcher)
85 Dave Jauss (bench)
16 Nick Leyva (first base)
75 Jeff Livesey (assistant hitting)
56 Euclides Rojas (bullpen)
54 Ray Searage (pitching)
41 Rick Sofield (third base)

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
John Jaso	1B
Andrew McCutchen	CF
David Freese	3B
Starling Marte	LF
Francisco Cervelli	C
Gregory Polanco	RF
Josh Harrison	2B
Jordy Mercer	SS
Francisco Liriano	SP

Disabled lists

15-day disabled list

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Jung-ho Kang	Left Knee Injury	March 25, 2016	May 6, 2016
Elías Díaz	Right Elbow Strain	March 25, 2016	May 19, 2016
Jared Hughes	Left Lat Strain	March 25, 2016	April 30, 2016
Cory Luebke	Right Hamstring Tightness	April 14, 2016	May 15, 2016
Ryan Vogelsong	Facial Fractures	May 24, 2016	June 4, 2016
Arquimedes Caminero	Left Quadriceps Strain	May 25, 2016	June 11, 2016
Francisco Cervelli	Broken Hamate Bone In Left Hand	June 11, 2016	July 19, 2016
Gerrit Cole	Right Triceps Muscle Strain	June 11, 2016	July 16, 2016
Chris Stewart	Left Knee Discomfort	July 4, 2016	September 2, 2016
Jameson Taillon	Right Shoulder Fatigue	July 5, 2016	July 19, 2016
Tyler Glasnow	Right Shoulder Discomfort	July 24, 2016	August 28, 2016
Jung-ho Kang	Left Shoulder Injury	August 20, 2016	September 5, 2016
Gerrit Cole	Posterior Inflammation of Right Elbow	August 25, 2016	September 12, 2016
Starling Marte	Back Tightness	October 1, 2016	October 3, 2016

60-day disabled list

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Elías Díaz	Right Elbow Debridement	May 19, 2016	July 23, 2016
Ryan Vogelsong	Facial Fractures	June 4, 2016	August 4, 2016
Elías Díaz	Cellulitis of His Left Knee	September 13, 2016	November 4, 2016
Chris Stewart	Left Knee Discomfort	September 13, 2016	November 4, 2016
Gerrit Cole	Right Elbow Posterior Inflammation	September 13, 2016	November 4, 2016
A. J. Schugel	Right Shoulder Discomfort	September 23, 2016	November 4, 2016
Josh Harrison	Right Groin Strain	September 26, 2016	November 4, 2016

Notable achievements

Awards

Rawlings Gold Glove Award

Starling Marte, OF ^[14]

2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Mark Melancon, P, reserve
Starling Marte, OF, reserve (replacing Yoenis Céspedes)

National League Player of the Week Award

Jung-ho Kang (September 5–11)
Sean Rodriguez (September 12–18)

Sporting News NL All-Star Team^[15]

Starling Marte, OF

Statistics

Players

Updated as of games on October 2, 2016

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season^[16]
Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Pedro Florimón	18	24	5	0.208	0	4
Adam Frazier	66	146	44	0.301	2	11
Wilfredo Boscán	6	3	1	0.333	0	1
Starling Marte	129	489	152	0.311	9	46
Josh Bell	45	128	35	0.273	3	19
Francisco Liriano^‡	23	42	12	0.286	1	5
Josh Harrison	131	487	138	0.283	4	59
Jung-ho Kang	103	318	81	0.255	21	62
David Freese	141	437	118	0.270	13	55
Gregory Polanco	144	527	136	0.258	22	86
John Jaso	132	380	102	0.268	8	42
Francisco Cervelli	101	326	86	0.264	1	33
Jordy Mercer	149	519	133	0.256	11	59
Matt Joyce	140	231	56	0.242	13	42
Tyler Glasnow	7	7	1	0.143	0	0
Sean Rodriguez	140	300	81	0.270	18	56
Andrew McCutchen	153	598	153	0.256	24	79
Chris Stewart	34	98	21	0.214	1	7
Steven Brault	8	8	2	0.250	0	0
Gerrit Cole	21	40	8	0.200	1	3
Eric Fryer	36	78	17	0.218	0	8
Ivan Nova^†	11	22	3	0.136	0	0
Alen Hanson	27	31	7	0.226	0	1
Juan Nicasio	52	19	3	0.158	0	1
Cole Figueroa	23	26	4	0.154	0	3
Jeff Locke	31	32	4	0.125	0	0
Jacob Stallings	5	15	6	0.400	0	2
Erik Kratz^†	18	56	6	0.107	1	4
Jonathon Niese^‡	24	30	3	0.100	0	1
Chad Kuhl	15	23	2	0.087	0	0
Jason Rogers	23	25	2	0.080	0	2
Jameson Taillon	18	32	3	0.094	0	2
Ryan Vogelsong	24	19	1	0.053	0	1
Arquimedes Caminero^‡	39	2	0	0.000	0	0
Elías Díaz	1	4	0	0.000	0	1
Jared Hughes	67	1	0	0.000	0	0
Drew Hutchison^†	6	1	0	0.000	0	0
Kyle Lobstein^‡	14	2	0	0.000	0	0
Max Moroff	2	2	0	0.000	0	0
Michael Morse	6	8	0	0.000	0	0
Rob Scahill^‡	15	2	0	0.000	0	0
A.J. Schugel	36	2	0	0.000	0	0
Tony Watson	65	1	0	0.000	0	0
Trevor Williams	7	1	0	0.000	0	1
Antonio Bastardo^†	28	0	0	—	0	0
Neftalí Feliz	62	0	0	—	0	0
Cory Luebke	9	0	0	—	0	0
Kelvin Marte	2	0	0	—	0	0
Mark Melancon^‡	45	0	0	—	0	0
Curtis Partch	2	0	0	—	0	0
Felipe Rivero^‡	28	0	0	—	0	0
Jorge Rondón	2	0	0	—	0	0
Team Totals	162	5,542	1,426	0.257	153	696

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Regular Season^[17]
Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Erik Kratz^†	1	1	0	0	0.00	1
Kelvin Marte	2	31⁄3	0	0	0.00	1
Phil Coke	3	4	0	0	0.00	3
Wade LeBlanc	8	12	1	0	0.75	10
Felipe Rivero^‡	28	271⁄3	1	3	3.29	39
Mark Melancon^‡	45	412⁄3	1	1	1.51	38
Iván Nova^†	11	642⁄3	5	2	3.06	52
Antonio Bastardo^†	28	24	3	0	4.13	28
Zach Phillips	8	62⁄3	0	0	2.70	3
Jared Hughes	67	591⁄3	1	1	3.03	34
Tony Watson	70	672⁄3	2	5	3.06	58
Jameson Taillon	18	104	5	4	3.38	85
Steven Brault	8	331⁄3	0	3	4.86	29
Arquimedes Caminero^‡	39	41	1	2	3.51	32
Neftalí Feliz	62	532⁄3	4	2	3.52	61
A.J. Schugel	36	52	2	2	3.63	46
Gerrit Cole	21	116	7	10	3.88	98
Kyle Lobstein^‡	14	25	2	0	3.96	15
Chad Kuhl	14	702⁄3	5	4	4.20	53
Rob Scahill^‡	15	161⁄3	0	0	4.41	13
Ryan Vogelsong	24	821⁄3	3	7	4.81	61
Juan Nicasio	52	118	10	7	4.50	138
Jonathon Niese^‡	23	110	8	6	4.91	76
Francisco Liriano^‡	21	1132⁄3	6	11	5.46	116
Jeff Locke	30	1271⁄3	9	8	5.44	73
Tyler Glasnow	7	231⁄3	0	2	4.24	24
Wilfredo Boscán	6	151⁄3	1	1	6.46	8
Trevor Williams	7	122⁄3	1	1	7.82	11
Drew Hutchison^†	6	111⁄3	0	0	5.56	10
Cory Luebke	9	82⁄3	0	1	9.35	9
Jorge Rondón	2	32⁄3	0	0	17.18	4
Curtis Partch	2	2⁄3	0	0	40.50	0
Team Totals	162	1,4502⁄3	78	83	4.21	1,232

Legend

– Stats reflect time with the Pirates only.
^† – Denotes player was acquired during season.
^‡ – Denotes player was relinquished during season.
– Injured reserve.
Bold – Qualified for batting title (3.1 plate appearances per team game) or ERA title (1 inning pitched per team game)

Transactions

The Pirates were involved in the following transactions during the 2016 season:

Trades

November 25, 2015^[18]	To Arizona Diamondbacks: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Allen Webster
December 9, 2015^[19]	To New York Mets: Neil Walker	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jon Niese
December 12, 2015^[20]	To Philadelphia Phillies: Charlie Morton	To Pittsburgh Pirates: David Whitehead
December 17, 2015^[21]	To Milwaukee Brewers: Keon Broxton Trey Supak	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jason Rogers
December 21, 2015^[22]	To Detroit Tigers: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Kyle Lobstein
March 27, 2016^[23]	To Atlanta Braves: Eric O'Flaherty	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Cash Considerations
June 11, 2016^[24]	To Los Angeles Angels: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Erik Kratz
July 30, 2016^[25]	To Washington Nationals: Mark Melancon	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Felipe Rivero Taylor Hearn
August 1, 2016^[26]	To New York Yankees: Two Players To Be Named Later (8/30/16) Tito Polo Stephen Tarpley	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Iván Nova
August 1, 2016^[27]	To Toronto Blue Jays: Francisco Liriano Harold Ramírez Reese McGuire	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Drew Hutchison
August 1, 2016^[28]	To New York Mets: Jon Niese	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Antonio Bastardo
August 6, 2016^[29]	To Seattle Mariners: Arquimedes Caminero	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Player To Be Named Later and Future Considerations (9/1/16) Jake Brentz Pedro Vasquez
August 31, 2016^[30]	To Baltimore Orioles: Kyle Lobstein	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Zach Phillips
September 13, 2016^[31]	To Seattle Mariners: Player To Be Named Later or Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Wade LeBlanc
September 22, 2016^[32]	To New York Yankees: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Phil Coke
September 26, 2016^[33]	To Washington Nationals: Taylor Gushue and Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Chris Bostick
October 5, 2016^[34]	To Toronto Blue Jays: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Brady Dragmire

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract terms
Francisco Diaz		New York Yankees	November 16, 2015	Minor league contract
Frank Herrmann		Philadelphia Phillies	November 18, 2015	Minor league contract
Blake Wood^[35]		Cincinnati Reds	November 20, 2015	1 year
Jake Goebbert^[18]	San Diego Padres		November 25, 2015	1 year
J. A. Happ^[36]		Toronto Blue Jays	November 27, 2015	3 years/$36 million
Cole Figueroa^[37]	New York Yankees		December 3, 2015	Minor league contract
Joakim Soria^[38]		Kansas City Royals	December 10, 2015	3 years/$25 million
Juan Nicasio^[39]	Los Angeles Dodgers		December 10, 2015	1 year/$3 million
Ryan Vogelsong^[40]	San Francisco Giants		December 18, 2015	1 year/$2 million
John Jaso^[41]	Tampa Bay Rays		December 23, 2015	2 years/$8 million
Neftalí Feliz^[42]	Detroit Tigers		January 6, 2016	1 year/$3.9 million
Joe Blanton^[43]		Los Angeles Dodgers	January 19, 2016	1 year/$4 million
Antonio Bastardo^[44]		New York Mets	January 22, 2016	2 years/$12 million
Jaff Decker		Toronto Blue Jays	January 22, 2016	Minor league contract
Corey Hart		Toronto Blue Jays	February 23, 2016	Minor league hitting coach
Pedro Alvarez		Baltimore Orioles	March 8, 2016	1 year/$5.75 million
David Freese^[45]	Los Angeles Angels		March 11, 2016	1 year/$3 million

Waivers

Player	Claimed from	Lost to	Date
Andrew Lambo^[46]		Oakland Athletics	November 6, 2015
Guido Knudson^[47]	Detroit Tigers		November 9, 2015
Bobby LaFromboise		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	December 23, 2015
Yoervis Medina^[41]	Chicago Cubs		December 23, 2015
A. J. Schugel	Seattle Mariners		January 19, 2016

Signings

Name	Date	Details
Sean Rodriguez^[48]	December 15, 2015	1 year/$2.5 million
Jeff Locke	January 14, 2016	1 year/$3.025 million
Chris Stewart	January 14, 2016	2 years/$3 million (contract extension)
Francisco Cervelli	January 15, 2016	1 year/$3.5 million
Jordy Mercer	January 15, 2016	1 year/$2.075 million
Mark Melancon	January 15, 2016	1 year/$9.65 million
Tony Watson	January 15, 2016	1 year/$3.45 million
Jared Hughes	January 15, 2016	1 year/$2.175 million
Gregory Polanco^[49]	April 5, 2016	5 years/$35 million (contract extension)
Francisco Cervelli	May 17, 2016	3 years/$31 million (contract extension)
David Freese^[50]	August 22, 2016	2 years/$10.5 million (contract extension)

Other

Name	Date	Details
Aramis Ramírez^[51]	November 5, 2015	Retired
Matt Ford	December 24, 2015	Hired as minor league pitching coach
Rick Sofield^[52]	October 22, 2016	Fired as third base coach
Nick Leyva^[52]	October 22, 2016	Named Senior Advisor to Baseball Operations
Kimera Bartee^[53]	October 29, 2016	Named First Base Coach
Tom Prince^[53]	October 29, 2016	Named Bench Coach
Joey Cora^[53]	October 29, 2016	Named Third Base Coach
Dave Jauss^[53]	October 29, 2016	Named Coach

Draft picks

2016 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks^[54]
Rd	#	Player	Pos	DOB and Age	School (State)
1	22	Will Craig	3B	(1994-11-16)November 16, 1994 (aged 21)	Wake Forest (NC)
LOT A	41	Nick Lodolo	LHP	(1998-02-05)February 5, 1998 (aged 18)	Damien High School (CA)
2	68	Travis Macgregor	RHP	(1997-10-15)October 15, 1997 (aged 18)	East Lake High School (FL)
3	105	Stephen Alemais	SS	(1995-04-12)April 12, 1995 (aged 21)	Tulane (LA)
4	135	Braeden Ogle	LHP	(1997-07-30)July 30, 1997 (aged 18)	Jensen Beach High School (FL)
5	165	Blake Cederlind	RHP	(1996-01-14)January 14, 1996 (aged 20)	Merced College (CA)
6	195	Cam Vieaux	LHP	(1993-02-05)February 5, 1993 (aged 23)	Michigan State University (MI)
7	225	Brent Gibbs	C	(1994-09-27)September 27, 1994 (aged 21)	Central Arizona College (AZ)
8	255	Dylan Prohoroff	RHP	(1994-11-29)November 29, 1994 (aged 21)	Cal State Fullerton (CA)
9	285	Clark Eagan	CF	(1995-03-13)March 13, 1995 (aged 21)	Arkansas State University (AR)
10	315	Matthew Anderson	RHP	(1994-07-29)July 29, 1994 (aged 21)	Morehead State University (KY)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	International League	Dean Treanor
AA	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	Joey Cora
A-Advanced	Bradenton Marauders	Florida State League	Michael Ryan
A	West Virginia Power	South Atlantic League	Brian Esposito
Short-Season A	West Virginia Black Bears	New York–Penn League	Wyatt Toregas
Rookie	Bristol Pirates	Appalachian League	Edgar Varela
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Milver Reyes
Rookie	DSL Pirates	Dominican Summer League

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bradenton

References

^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
^ Berry, Adam; Harding, Thomas. "Defense key as Pirates edge Rockies". MLB.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
^ "Pirates' Wilfredo Boscan: Earns win in long relief". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ Nesbitt, Stephen J. (May 31, 2016). "Locke tosses first shutout, Polanco hits first grand slam in 10-0 win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
^ The Sports Xchange (June 24, 2016). "Pirates end Dodgers winning streak". WTAE. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
^ Berry, Adam. "Melancon selected to NL All-Star team". MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
^ "Pirates stand tall in 18-inning epic with Nats". MLB.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
^ "Cole throws first complete game in 10-1 Pirates victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
^ Berry, Adam. "Pirates deal Mark Melancon to Nats for two players". Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "Pirates' Jung Ho Kang named National League Player of the Week". MLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ "Bucs' Rodriguez named NL Co-Player of Week". MLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ "No 'Buctober' this year: Pirates eliminated from playoff race". WTAE. September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ "Cubs-Pirates game ends in 1-1 tie after rain delay in 6th inning". ESPN. September 30, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ Biertempfel, Rob (November 8, 2016). "Pirates' Marte wins Gold Glove Award for 2nd straight season". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
^ Sawchik, Travis (October 26, 2016). "Pirates' Marte named to Sporting News NL All-Star team". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
^ "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
^ "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Berry, Adam (November 25, 2015). "Pirates acquire Jake Goebbert, Allen Webster". MLB.com.
^ "Mets, Pirates complete Walker-for-Niese deal". December 9, 2015.
^ "Phillies acquire Charlie Morton from Pittsburgh".
^ "Pirates trade Broxton, Supak for Jason Rogers". December 18, 2015.
^ "Tigers trade Lobstein to Pirates for cash".
^ "Needing lefty, Braves bring back O'Flaherty". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Place Francisco Cervelli on Disabled List, Acquire Erik Kratz". June 11, 2016.
^ "Nats land star closer Melancon in Pirates trade". July 30, 2016.
^ "Yankees trade pitcher Nova to Pirates". August 2016.
^ "Pirates get starting pitcher, cash for Liriano, two prospects".
^ Wagner, James (August 2016). "Mets Acquire Jay Bruce and Jon Niese in Trades at Deadline". The New York Times.
^ "Mariners acquire right-handed reliever Arquimedes Caminero from the Pirates". August 6, 2016.
^ "Orioles' Kyle Lobstein: Traded to Orioles".
^ "Mariners trade left-handed pitcher Wade LeBlanc to the Pirates". September 13, 2016.
^ "Pirates acquire Phil Coke from Yankees".
^ "Pirates acquire minor league infielder from Nationals".
^ "Pirates Acquire Brady Dragmire from Blue Jays, Designate Phil Coke".
^ Sheldon, Mark (November 20, 2015). "Reds sign reliever Wood to 1-year deal". MLB.com.
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^ "Royals bring back Joakim Soria". FOXSports. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
^ "Pirates notebook: Right-hander Juan Nicasio signed to 1-year deal".
^ Berry, Adam. "Bucs sign Vogelsong to 1-year deal". MLB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Welcome".
^ "Pirates sign righty reliever Neftali Feliz to one-year deal".
^ Singer, Tom (January 19, 2016). "Dodgers ink reliever Blanton to 1-year deal". MLB.com.
^ Boor, William (January 22, 2016). "Mets sign Bastardo to two-year deal". MLB.com.
^ "Yahoo Sports MLB".
^ Singer, Tom (November 6, 2015). "A's claim outfielder Lambo from Pirates". MLB.com.
^ Berry, Adam (November 9, 2015). "Pirates claim Guido Knudson from Tigers". MLB.com.
^ "Pirates reportedly re-sign Sean Rodriguez". December 15, 2015.
^ Berry, Adam (April 5, 2016). "Pirates sign outfielder Polanco to extension". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.
^ "Pirates sign infielder David Freese to 2-year contract extension | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette".
^ Singer, Tom (November 5, 2015). "Aramis retires after 18-season career". MLB.com.
^ ^a ^b "Pirates fire third-base coach Sofield, reassign 1B coach Leyva".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Pirates Name New Coaches for 2017 Season". October 29, 2016.
^ "MLB Draft Tracker | MLB.com". MLB. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

External links

[1] From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.

[2] Berry, Adam; Harding, Thomas. "Defense key as Pirates edge Rockies". MLB.com. Retrieved May 21, 2016.

[3] "Pirates' Wilfredo Boscan: Earns win in long relief". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[4] Nesbitt, Stephen J. (May 31, 2016). "Locke tosses first shutout, Polanco hits first grand slam in 10-0 win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 31, 2016.

[5] The Sports Xchange (June 24, 2016). "Pirates end Dodgers winning streak". WTAE. Retrieved June 25, 2016.

[6] Berry, Adam. "Melancon selected to NL All-Star team". MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

[7] "Pirates stand tall in 18-inning epic with Nats". MLB.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.

[8] "Cole throws first complete game in 10-1 Pirates victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

[9] Berry, Adam. "Pirates deal Mark Melancon to Nats for two players". Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[10] "Pirates' Jung Ho Kang named National League Player of the Week". MLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[11] "Bucs' Rodriguez named NL Co-Player of Week". MLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[12] "No 'Buctober' this year: Pirates eliminated from playoff race". WTAE. September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[13] "Cubs-Pirates game ends in 1-1 tie after rain delay in 6th inning". ESPN. September 30, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[14] Biertempfel, Rob (November 8, 2016). "Pirates' Marte wins Gold Glove Award for 2nd straight season". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

[15] Sawchik, Travis (October 26, 2016). "Pirates' Marte named to Sporting News NL All-Star team". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[16] "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

[17] "Major League Baseball Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

[TradeSign-18] Berry, Adam (November 25, 2015). "Pirates acquire Jake Goebbert, Allen Webster". MLB.com.

[19] "Mets, Pirates complete Walker-for-Niese deal". December 9, 2015.

[20] "Phillies acquire Charlie Morton from Pittsburgh".

[21] "Pirates trade Broxton, Supak for Jason Rogers". December 18, 2015.

[22] "Tigers trade Lobstein to Pirates for cash".

[23] "Needing lefty, Braves bring back O'Flaherty". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016.

[24] "Pittsburgh Pirates Place Francisco Cervelli on Disabled List, Acquire Erik Kratz". June 11, 2016.

[25] "Nats land star closer Melancon in Pirates trade". July 30, 2016.

[26] "Yankees trade pitcher Nova to Pirates". August 2016.

[27] "Pirates get starting pitcher, cash for Liriano, two prospects".

[28] Wagner, James (August 2016). "Mets Acquire Jay Bruce and Jon Niese in Trades at Deadline". The New York Times.

[29] "Mariners acquire right-handed reliever Arquimedes Caminero from the Pirates". August 6, 2016.

[30] "Orioles' Kyle Lobstein: Traded to Orioles".

[31] "Mariners trade left-handed pitcher Wade LeBlanc to the Pirates". September 13, 2016.

[32] "Pirates acquire Phil Coke from Yankees".

[33] "Pirates acquire minor league infielder from Nationals".

[34] "Pirates Acquire Brady Dragmire from Blue Jays, Designate Phil Coke".

[35] Sheldon, Mark (November 20, 2015). "Reds sign reliever Wood to 1-year deal". MLB.com.

[36] Chisholm, Gregor (November 28, 2015). "J. A. Happ signs with Blue Jays". MLB.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

[37] Polishuk, Mark (December 8, 2015). "Minor MLB Transactions: 12/8/15". mlb trade rumors. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

[38] "Royals bring back Joakim Soria". FOXSports. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.

[39] "Pirates notebook: Right-hander Juan Nicasio signed to 1-year deal".

[40] Berry, Adam. "Bucs sign Vogelsong to 1-year deal". MLB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[triblive.com-41] "Welcome".

[42] "Pirates sign righty reliever Neftali Feliz to one-year deal".

[43] Singer, Tom (January 19, 2016). "Dodgers ink reliever Blanton to 1-year deal". MLB.com.

[44] Boor, William (January 22, 2016). "Mets sign Bastardo to two-year deal". MLB.com.

[45] "Yahoo Sports MLB".

[46] Singer, Tom (November 6, 2015). "A's claim outfielder Lambo from Pirates". MLB.com.

[47] Berry, Adam (November 9, 2015). "Pirates claim Guido Knudson from Tigers". MLB.com.

[48] "Pirates reportedly re-sign Sean Rodriguez". December 15, 2015.

[49] Berry, Adam (April 5, 2016). "Pirates sign outfielder Polanco to extension". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.

[50] "Pirates sign infielder David Freese to 2-year contract extension | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette".

[51] Singer, Tom (November 5, 2015). "Aramis retires after 18-season career". MLB.com.

[post-gazette.com-52] "Pirates fire third-base coach Sofield, reassign 1B coach Leyva".

[pittsburgh.cbslocal.com-53] "Pirates Name New Coaches for 2017 Season". October 29, 2016.

[54] "MLB Draft Tracker | MLB.com". MLB. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

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