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Eyes will be on Bucs, Cutch at Meetings
- Updated: December 5, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Pirates general manager Neal Huntington has often said his small-market club will never “win the offseason.” But the Bucs might steal some headlines this week.
The Winter Meetings are set to officially begin Monday morning, starting four days of non-stop wheeling and dealing, signing and speculation. The industry will watch closely to see what the Pirates do with Andrew McCutchen; if he’s traded, the Bucs will move to shore up their roster, particularly their rotation.
• McCutchen still a Pirate as Meetings loom
MLB.com and MLB Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of the 2016 Winter Meetings from the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C. Fans can watch live streaming of all news conferences and manager availability on MLB.com, including the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday at 9 a.m. ET.
“We will continue to do everything in our power to help this organization continue to move forward and continue to be a team that competes for a playoff spot in September and plays playoff baseball in October as consistently and frequently as we can,” Huntington said. “We will …
