Pittsburgh hasn’t done much this offseason, but apparently it hasn’t been for a lack of effort. It just turns out no one wants to play for the Pirates.
Edwin Jackson reportedly turned down a three-year, $30 million offer from the Pirates to take a one-year, $11 million from the Nationals and now Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review writes that “the Pirates inquired about Roy Oswalt and were willing to jump into the bidding, but were rebuffed.”
Without knowing what exactly the Pirates offered Oswalt it’s tough to say whether his turning them down was more about money or lack of interest, particularly since the market for Oswalt continues to be so difficult to read despite spring training being right around the corner. Whatever the case, the Pirates have tried to add an expensive veteran to the rotation and no one will take their money.
