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2015 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
PNC Park (since 2001)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Robert Nutting
General manager(s)	Neal Huntington
Manager(s)	Clint Hurdle
Local television	Root Sports Pittsburgh
Local radio	KDKA-FM Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Tim Neverett, Bob Walk, John Wehner)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season is the franchise's 129th season as a member of Major League Baseball, 134th season overall, and 15th season at PNC Park. The regular season began with a loss at Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds on April 6 and is to conclude with a home game against the Reds on October 4.

Regular season

Season Standings

Record vs. opponents

2015 NL Records Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–1	2–4	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–3	3–4	4–3	0–0	1–2	1–1
Atlanta	0–0	—	0–0	3–4	0–0	0–0	7–2	3–1	2–4	3–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–5	3–2
Chicago	0–0	0–0	—	4–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	4–3	1–2	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0
Cincinnati	0–0	0–0	1–4	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	1–3	1–5	3–0	0–0
Colorado	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	—	0–3	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	6–3	0–0	0–0	0–0
Los Angeles	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	—	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–2	2–7	0–0	0–0	3–0
Miami	0–0	2–4	0–0	0–0	0–0	0-0	—	0–0	0–4	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–0	3–1	1–2
Milwaukee	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–3	0–3	1–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	1–5	0–0	0–3	2–4	0–0	0–0
New York	0–0	4–2	0–4	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–2	2–1	—	5–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–4	3–2
Philadelphia	3-0	3–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–5	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–4	1–2
Pittsburgh	3–0	0–0	3–4	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	5–1	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2
San Diego	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–2	2–4	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	3–3	0–0	0–0	0–0
San Francisco	3–4	0–0	0–0	3–1	3–6	7–2	2–2	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–3	—	0–0	0–0	4–1
St. Louis	0–0	0–0	4–2	5–1	0–0	0-0	0–0	4–2	0–0	3–1	4–2	0–0	0–0	—	2–1	3–3
Washington	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0-0	1–3	0–0	1–2	4–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	—	1–2

Game log

2015 Game Log (27–24)
April: 12–10 (Home: 6–4 ; Away: 6–6 ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 6 @ Reds 2–5 Diaz (1–0) Watson (0–1) Chapman (1) 43,633 0–1 2 April 8 @ Reds 4–5 (11) Hoover (1–0) Liz (0–1) — 30,859 0–2 3 April 9 @ Reds 2–3 Chapman (1–0) Scahill (0–1) — 15,616 0–3 4 April 10 @ Brewers 6–2 Locke (1–0) Fiers (0–1) — 27,373 1–3 5 April 11 @ Brewers 0–6 Nelson (1–0) Worley (0–1) — 41,108 1–4 6 April 12 @ Brewers 10–2 Sadler (1–0) Lohse (0–2) — 39,017 2–4 7 April 13 Tigers 5–4 Cole (1–0) Sanchez (1–1) — 39,933 3–4 8 April 14 Tigers 0–2 Greene (2–0) Burnett (0–1) Soria (3) 31,755 3–5 9 April 15 Tigers 0–1 Simon (2–0) Liriano (0–1) Soria (4) 19,509 3–6 10 April 17 Brewers 6–3 Worley (1–1) Nelson (1–1) Melancon (1) 25,664 4–6 11 April 18 Brewers 6–2 Locke (2–0) Lohse (0–3) — 33,961 5–6 12 April 19 Brewers 5–2 Cole (2–0) Garza (1–2) Melancon (2) 28,129 6–6 13 April 20 Cubs 2–5 Arrieta (2–1) Caminero (0–1) — 11,777 6–7 14 April 21 Cubs 8–9 Jackson (1–0) Melancon (0–1) Rondon (3) 13,680 6–8 15 April 22 Cubs 4–3 Worley (2–1) Hammel (1–1) Watson (1) 15,101 7–8 16 April 23 Cubs 5–4 Liz (1–1) Schlitter (0–2) Melancon (3) 22,224 8–8 17 April 24 @ Diamondbacks 4–1 Cole (3–0) Collmenter (1–3) Melancon (4) 24,427 9–8 18 April 25 @ Diamondbacks 2–1 Watson (1–1) Reed (0–1) Melancon (5) 38,859 10–8 19 April 26 @ Diamondbacks 8–0 Liriano (1–1) Hellickson (1–3) — 32,353 11–8 20 April 27 @ Cubs 0–4 Hammel (2–1) Worley (2–2) — 29,159 11–9 21 April 28 @ Cubs 2–6 Wood (2–1) Locke (2–1) — 29,915 11–10 22 April 29 @ Cubs 8–1 Cole (4–0) Hendricks (0–1) — 30,634 12–10
May: 14–14 (Home: 9–5 ; Away: 5–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 23 May 1 @ Cardinals 1–2 (10) Choate (1–0) Scahill (0–2) — 40,912 12–11 24 May 2 @ Cardinals 1–2 (11) Villanueva (3–1) Hughes (0–1) — 45,095 12–12 25 May 3 @ Cardinals 2–3 (14) Socolovich (1–0) Liz (1–2) — 44,382 12–13 26 May 5 Reds 1–7 Lorenzen (1–1) Locke (2–2) — 16,822 12–14 27 May 6 Reds 0–3 Leake (2–1) Cole (4–1) Chapman (6) 16,527 12–15 28 May 7 Reds 7–2 Burnett (1–1) DeSclafani (2–3) — 27,302 13–15 29 May 8 Cardinals 5–8 Wacha (5–0) Liriano (1–2) Rosenthal (11) 33,507 13–16 30 May 9 Cardinals 7–5 Scahill (1–2) Martinez (3–1) Melancon (6) 38,068 14–16 31 May 10 Cardinals 4–3 Hughes (1–1) Harris (1–1) Melancon (7) 34,036 15–16 32 May 11 @ Phillies 4–3 Cole (5–1) Williams (2–3) Melancon (8) 21,358 16–16 33 May 12 @ Phillies 7–2 Burnett (2–1) O'Sullivan (0–2) — 20,393 17–16 34 May 13 @ Phillies 2–3 Hamels (3–3) Liriano (1–3) Papelbon (7) 29,576 17–17 35 May 14 @ Phillies 2–4 Harang (4–3) Worley (2–3) Papelbon (8) 29,205 17–18 36 May 15 @ Cubs 10–11 (12) Jackson (2–1) Liz (1–3) — 33,617 17–19 37 May 16 @ Cubs 1–4 Lester (4–2) Cole (5–2) Wood (1) 38,883 17–20 38 May 17 @ Cubs 3–0 Burnett (3–1) Arrieta (4–4) Melancon (9) 36,289 18–20 39 May 19 Twins 5–8 Nolasco (4–1) Liriano (1–4) Perkins (14) 22,357 18–21 40 May 20 Twins 3–4 (13) Duensing (2–0) Bastardo (0–1) Perkins (15) 21,718 18–22 41 May 22 Mets 4–1 Cole (6–2) Syndergaard (1–2) Melancon (10) 33,337 19–22 42 May 23 Mets 8–2 Burnett (4–1) Harvey (5–2) — 39,385 20–22 43 May 24 Mets 9–1 Liriano (2–4) Niese (3–5) — 37,784 21–22 44 May 25 Marlins 4–2 Morton (1–0) Phelps (2–2) Melancon (11) 20,046 22–22 45 May 26 Marlins 5–1 Locke (3–2) Urena (0–1) — 20,806 23–22 46 May 27 Marlins 5–2 Cole (7–2) Dyson (2–2) Melancon (12) 33,238 24–22 47 May 28 @ Padres 11–5 Burnett (5–1) Kennedy (2–5) — 23,104 25–22 48 May 29 @ Padres 2–6 Kimbrel (1–1) Scahill (1–3) — 28,317 25–23 49 May 30 @ Padres 5–2 Morton (2–0) Ross (2–5) Melancon (13) 43,207 26–23 50 May 31 @ Padres 1–7 Despaigne (3–3) Locke (3–3) — 20,556 26–24
June: 1–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 1–0 ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 51 June 1 @ Giants 4–3 Cole (8–2) Vogelsong (4–3) Melancon (14) 41,546 27–24 52 June 2 @ Giants – – 53 June 3 @ Giants – – 54 June 5 @ Braves – – 55 June 6 @ Braves – – 56 June 7 @ Braves – – 57 June 8 Brewers – – 58 June 9 Brewers – – 59 June 10 Brewers – – 60 June 12 Phillies – – 61 June 13 Phillies – – 62 June 14 Phillies – – 63 June 15 White Sox – – 64 June 16 White Sox – – 65 June 17 @ White Sox – – 66 June 18 @ White Sox – – 67 June 19 @ Nationals – – 68 June 20 @ Nationals – – 69 June 21 @ Nationals – – 70 June 23 Reds – – 71 June 24 Reds – – 72 June 25 Reds – – 73 June 26 Braves – – 74 June 27 Braves – – 75 June 28 Braves – – 76 June 30 @ Tigers – –
July: – (Home: – ; Away: – ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 77 July 1 @ Tigers – – 78 July 2 @ Tigers – – 79 July 3 Indians – – 80 July 4 Indians – – 81 July 5 Indians – – 82 July 6 Padres – – 83 July 7 Padres – – 84 July 8 Padres – – 85 July 9 Cardinals – – 86 July 10 Cardinals – – 87 July 11 Cardinals – – 88 July 12 Cardinals – – – July 14 86th All-Star Game National League vs. American League (Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH) 89 July 17 @ Brewers – – 90 July 18 @ Brewers – – 91 July 19 @ Brewers – – 92 July 20 @ Royals – – 93 July 21 @ Royals – – 94 July 22 @ Royals – – 95 July 23 Nationals – – 96 July 24 Nationals – – 97 July 25 Nationals – – 98 July 26 Nationals – – 99 July 28 @ Twins – – 100 July 29 @ Twins – – 101 July 30 @ Reds – – 102 July 31 @ Reds – –
August: – (Home: – ; Away: – ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 103 August 1 @ Reds – – 104 August 2 @ Reds – – 105 August 3 Cubs – – 106 August 4 Cubs – – 107 August 5 Cubs – – 108 August 7 Dodgers – – 109 August 8 Dodgers – – 110 August 9 Dodgers – – 111 August 11 @ Cardinals – – 112 August 12 @ Cardinals – – 113 August 13 @ Cardinals – – 114 August 14 @ Mets – – 115 August 15 @ Mets – – 116 August 16 @ Mets – – 117 August 17 Diamondbacks – – 118 August 18 Diamondbacks – – 119 August 19 Diamondbacks – – 120 August 20 Giants – – 121 August 21 Giants – – 122 August 22 Giants – – 123 August 23 Giants – – 124 August 24 @ Marlins – – 125 August 25 @ Marlins – – 126 August 26 @ Marlins – – 127 August 27 @ Marlins – – 128 August 28 Rockies – – 129 August 29 Rockies – – 130 August 30 Rockies – –
September: – (Home: – ; Away: – ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 131 September 1 @ Brewers – – 132 September 2 @ Brewers – – 133 September 3 @ Brewers – – 134 September 4 @ Cardinals – – 135 September 5 @ Cardinals – – 136 September 6 @ Cardinals – – 137 September 7 @ Reds – – 138 September 8 @ Reds – – 139 September 9 @ Reds – – 140 September 10 Brewers – – 141 September 11 Brewers – – 142 September 12 Brewers – – 143 September 13 Brewers – – 144 September 15 Cubs – – 145 September 16 Cubs – – 146 September 17 Cubs – – 147 September 18 @ Dodgers – – 148 September 19 @ Dodgers – – 149 September 20 @ Dodgers – – 150 September 21 @ Rockies – – 151 September 22 @ Rockies – – 152 September 23 @ Rockies – – 153 September 24 @ Rockies – – 154 September 25 @ Cubs – – 155 September 26 @ Cubs – – 156 September 27 @ Cubs – – 157 September 28 Cardinals – – 158 September 29 Cardinals – – 159 September 30 Cardinals – –
October: – (Home: – ; Away: – ) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 160 October 2 Reds – – 161 October 3 Reds – – 162 October 4 Reds – –
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

Pittsburgh Pirates roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 34 A. J. Burnett 45 Gerrit Cole 47 Francisco Liriano 49 Jeff Locke 50 Charlie Morton Bullpen 59 Antonio Bastardo 37 Arquimedes Caminero 48 Jared Hughes 52 Rob Scahill 44 Tony Watson 46 Vance Worley Closer 35 Mark Melancon		Catchers 29 Francisco Cervelli 19 Chris Stewart Infielders 24 Pedro Álvarez  5 Josh Harrison 12 Corey Hart 27 Jung-ho Kang 10 Jordy Mercer  3 Sean Rodriguez 18 Neil Walker Outfielders  6 Starling Marte 22 Andrew McCutchen 25 Gregory Polanco 31 José Tábata		Pitchers -- Jayson Aquino 69 Wilfredo Boscán 43 John Holdzkom 62 Nick Kingham 39 Bobby LaFromboise 65 Casey Sadler 60 Jameson Taillon Catchers 66 Elias Diaz 26 Tony Sanchez Infielders 63 Alen Hanson 15 Andrew Lambo 10px 23 Steve Lombardozzi Outfielders 14 Jaff Decker 73 Willy Garcia		Manager 13 Clint Hurdle Coaches 86 Heberto Andrade (bullpen catcher) 36 Brad Fischer (bench)  2 Jeff Branson (hitting) 85 Dave Jauss (coach)  7 Frank Kremblas (special assistant) 16 Nick Leyva (first base) 75 Jeff Livesey (assistant hitting) 56 Euclides Rojas (bullpen) 54 Ray Searage (pitching) 41 Rick Sofield (third base) 60-day disabled list 28 Brandon Cumpton 51 Justin Sellers 25 active, 14 inactive 10px 7- or 15-day disabled list † Suspended list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated May 25, 2015 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters</small>

Opening day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Josh Harrison	3B
Gregory Polanco	RF
Andrew McCutchen	CF
Neil Walker	2B
Starling Marte	LF
Pedro Álvarez	1B
Francisco Cervelli	C
Jordy Mercer	SS
Francisco Liriano	SP

Disabled List

7-day

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated

15-day

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Brandon Cumpton	Tommy John surgery Recovery	March 27, 2015	May 16, 2015
Chris Stewart	Right Hamstring	March 27, 2015	April 17, 2015
Justin Sellers	Left Heel	March 27, 2015	May 19, 2015
Jaff Decker	Left Calf Strain	March 30, 2015	April 18, 2015
Charlie Morton	Right Hip	April 4, 2015	May 25, 2015
Andrew Lambo	Plantar fasciitis in his left foot	May 4, 2015

60-day

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Brandon Cumpton	Tommy John surgery Recovery	May 16, 2015
Justin Sellers	Left Heel	May 19, 2015

Notable achievements

Awards

NL Pitcher of the Month

• Gerrit Cole (April 2015)

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Sanchez, T.T. Sanchez	3	8	3	0.375	0	0
Rodriguez, S.S. Rodriguez	30	44	14	0.318	2	4
Kang, J.J. Kang	26	70	21	0.300	2	9
Marte, S.S. Marte	37	135	40	0.296	8	26
Cervelli, F.F. Cervelli	29	100	29	0.290	0	9
Walker, N.N. Walker	37	135	37	0.274	2	13
Stewart, C.C. Stewart	12	39	10	0.256	0	5
Polanco, G.G. Polanco	36	136	33	0.243	1	11
Cole, G.G. Cole	9	17	4	0.235	0	0
McCutchen, A.A. McCutchen	37	133	31	0.233	4	22
Harrison, J.J. Harrison	34	135	31	0.230	4	10
Alvarez, P.P. Alvarez	36	114	25	0.219	6	16
Hart, C.C. Hart	23	34	7	0.206	1	6
Mercer, J.J. Mercer	31	108	19	0.176	0	8
Worley, V.V. Worley	8	12	2	0.167	0	0
Burnett, A.A. Burnett	8	15	2	0.133	0	1
Locke, J.J. Locke	7	13	1	0.077	0	1
Liriano, F.F. Liriano	7	14	1	0.071	0	0
Lambo, A.A. Lambo	20	25	1	0.040	0	0
Liz, R.R. Liz	9	1	0	0.000	0	0
Lombardozzi, S.S. Lombardozzi	6	4	0	0.000	0	0
Sadler, C.C. Sadler	1	1	0	0.000	0	0
Bastardo, A.A. Bastardo	13	0	0	—	0	0
Caminero, A.A. Caminero	18	0	0	—	0	0
Hughes, J.J. Hughes	20	0	0	—	0	0
LaFromboise, B.B. LaFromboise	1	0	0	—	0	0
Melancon, M.M. Melancon	18	0	0	—	0	0
Scahill, R.R. Scahill	14	0	0	—	0	0
Watson, T.T. Watson	20	0	0	—	0	0

Pitching

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
LaFromboise, B.B. LaFromboise	1	1	0	0	0.00	1
Scahill, R.R. Scahill	14	152⁄3	1	2	1.15	16
Burnett, A.A. Burnett	8	52	3	1	1.38	43
Watson, T.T. Watson	20	22	1	1	1.64	20
Cole, G.G. Cole	8	482⁄3	5	2	2.40	53
Liriano, F.F. Liriano	7	452⁄3	1	3	2.96	50
Hughes, J.J. Hughes	20	181⁄3	1	1	3.44	18
Melancon, M.M. Melancon	18	181⁄3	0	1	3.44	11
Sadler, C.C. Sadler	1	5	1	0	3.60	5
Liz, R.R. Liz	9	141⁄3	1	3	3.77	15
Worley, V.V. Worley	7	39	2	3	4.38	23
Caminero, A.A. Caminero	18	162⁄3	0	1	4.86	18
Bastardo, A.A. Bastardo	13	81⁄3	0	0	5.40	11
Locke, J.J. Locke	7	40	2	2	5.40	30

Legend

• Stats reflect time with the Pirates only.

^† – Denotes player was acquired during season.
^‡ – Denotes player was relinquished during season.

Transactions

The Pirates have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015 season:

• Black line marks the transition between off season and regular season

Trades

November 11, 2014	To Colorado Rockies: Shane Carle	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Rob Scahill
November 12, 2014	To New York Yankees: Justin Wilson	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Francisco Cervelli
November 23, 2014	To Oakland A's: Ike Davis	To Pittsburgh Pirates: International Signing Bonus Money
December 1, 2014	To Tampa Bay Rays: PTBNL or Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Sean Rodriguez
December 10, 2014	To Philadelphia Phillies: Joely Rodriguez	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Antonio Bastardo
January 27, 2015	To Baltimore Orioles: Travis Snider	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Stephen Tarpley PTBNL
February 3, 2015	To Baltimore Orioles: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Steve Lombardozzi
February 4, 2015	To Miami Marlins: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Arquimedes Caminero
February 5, 2015	To Atlanta Braves: Bryton Trepagnier	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Edward Salcedo
April 2, 2015	To Milwaukee Brewers: PTBNL	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Hunter Morris
May 10, 2015	To Toronto Blue Jays: Cash considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jayson Aquino

Notes

• ¹ – Buddy Borden fulfilled on December 12, 2014.
• ² – Steven Brault fulfilled on February 20, 2015.

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract terms
Dean Anna		St. Louis Cardinals	November 11, 2014	1 year
A. J. Burnett	Philadelphia Phillies		November 14, 2014	1 year/$8.5 million
Russell Martin		Toronto Blue Jays	November 17, 2014	5 year/$82 million
Blake Wood		Kansas City Royals	November 17, 2014	Minor league contract
Brad Lincoln		Philadelphia Phillies	November 17, 2014	Minor league contract
Deolis Guerra		Minnesota Twins	November 17, 2014	Minor league contract
Gustavo Nunez		Atlanta Braves	November 17, 2014	Minor league contract
Jeremy Bleich		New York Yankees	November 17, 2014	Minor league contract
Radhames Liz	Toronto Blue Jays		November 19, 2014	Minor league contract
Jacob Brigham		Atlanta Braves	November 20, 2014	Minor league contract
Sebastian Valle	Philadelphia Phillies		November 20, 2014	Minor league contract
Ernesto Frieri		Tampa Bay Rays	November 26, 2014	1 year/$800,000
Deibinson Romero	Minnesota Twins		December 1, 2014	Minor league contract
Gorkys Hernandez	Chicago White Sox		December 1, 2014	Minor league contract
Wirfin Obispo		Milwaukee Brewers	December 2, 2014	Minor league contract
Clayton Richard	Arizona Diamondbacks		December 3, 2014	Minor league contract
Clint Barmes		San Diego Padres	December 4, 2014	1 year/$1.6 million
Thomas Field		Texas Rangers	December 16, 2014	Minor league contract
Edinson Volquez		Kansas City Royals	December 17, 2014	2 year
Corey Hart	Seattle Mariners		December 19, 2014	1 year/$2.5 million
Adam Wilk		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	December 23, 2014	Minor league contract
Omir Santos		Washington Nationals	December 29, 2014	Minor league contract
Nevin Ashley		Milwaukee Brewers	January 5, 2015	Minor league contract
Charlie Leesman	Chicago White Sox		January 9, 2015	Minor league contract
Wilfredo Boscan	Boston Red Sox		January 9, 2015	Minor league contract
Josh Stinson		Kia Tigers (KBO League)	January 11, 2015	1 year
Jeanmar Gómez		Philadelphia Phillies	January 12, 2015	Minor league contract
Jarek Cunningham		Los Angeles Dodgers	January 23, 2015	Minor league contract
Chris Volstad	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		January 28, 2015	Minor league contract
Wilkin Castillo	Los Angeles Dodgers		January 28, 2015	Minor league contract
John Axford		Colorado Rockies	February 2, 2015	Minor league contract
Rafael Perez		Seattle Mariners	February 2, 2015	Minor league contract
Jake Elmore		Tampa Bay Rays	February 9, 2015	Minor league contract

Waivers

Player	Claimed from	Lost to	Date
Jake Elmore	Cincinnati Reds		November 7, 2014
Pedro Florimón	Washington Nationals		November 20, 2014
Josh Lindblom	Oakland Athletics		December 8, 2014
Preston Guilmet		Toronto Blue Jays	Decemmber 23, 2014
Stolmy Pimentel		Texas Rangers	April 11, 2015

Signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Felipe González	November 18, 2014	Minor league contract
Junior Sosa	November 18, 2014	Minor league contract
Marek Minárik	November 18, 2014	Minor league contract
Tyler Sample	November 18, 2014	Minor league contract
Miguel Pérez	November 20, 2014	Minor league contract
Francisco Diaz	December 4, 2014	Minor league contract
Francisco Liriano	December 10, 2014	3 year/$39 million
Radhames Liz	December 12, 2014	1 year
Adrian Sampson	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract
Gift Ngoepe	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract
Keon Broxton	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract
Mel Rojas, Jr.	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract
Stetson Allie	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract
Tyler Glasnow	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract
Antonio Bastardo	January 16, 2015	1 year/$3.1 million
Chris Stewart	January 16, 2015	1 year/$1.2 millino
Francisco Cervelli	January 16, 2015	1 year/$987,000
Josh Harrison	January 16, 2015	1 year/$2.8 million
Jung-ho Kang	January 16, 2015	4 year/$11 million
Mark Melancon	January 16, 2015	1 year/$5.4 million
Sean Rodriguez	January 16, 2015	1 year/$1.9 million
Tony Watson	January 16, 2015	1 year/$1.7 million
Travis Snider	January 16, 2015	1 year/$2.1 million
Jared Hughes	January 16, 2015	1 year/$1.1 million
Josh Wall	January 30, 2015	Minor league contract
Neil Walker	February 7, 2015	1 year/$8 million
Vance Worley	February 10, 2015	1 year/$2.45 million
Vince Deyzel	February 12, 2015	Minor league contract
Pedro Álvarez	February 19, 2015	1 year/$5.75 million
Alen Hanson	March 4, 2015	1 year
Andrew Lambo	March 4, 2015	1 year
Arquimedes Caminero	March 4, 2015	1 year
Bobby LaFromboise	March 4, 2015	1 year
Brandon Cumpton	March 4, 2015	1 year
Casey Sadler	March 4, 2015	1 year
Elías Díaz	March 4, 2015	1 year
Gerrit Cole	March 4, 2015	1 year
Gregory Polanco	March 4, 2015	1 year
Jaff Decker	March 4, 2015	1 year
Jameson Taillon	March 4, 2015	1 year
Jeff Locke	March 4, 2015	1 year
John Holdzkom	March 4, 2015	1 year
Jordy Mercer	March 4, 2015	1 year
Justin Sellers	March 4, 2015	1 year
Nick Kingham	March 4, 2015	1 year
Pedro Florimón	March 4, 2015	1 year
Rob Scahill	March 4, 2015	1 year
Stolmy Pimentel	March 4, 2015	1 year
Tony Sanchez	March 4, 2015	1 year
Willy Garcia	March 4, 2015	1 year
Josh Harrison	April 8, 2015	3 year

Other

Name	Date	Details
Brad Fischer	November 5, 2014	Hired to Coaching Staff
Ramon Cabrera	November 24, 2014	Released
Andy Oliver	December 11, 2014	Lost in Rule 5 Major League Draft (to Phillies)
Luis Urena	December 11, 2014	Lost in Rule 5 AAA Draft (to Rays)
Tyler Waldron	December 11, 2014	Lost in Rule 5 AAA Draft (to Cardinals)
Josh Lindblom	December 19, 2014	Released
Jamey Carroll	January 12, 2015	Hired as Special Assistant to Baseball Operations
Brian Esposito	January 15, 2015	Hired as Minor League Manager
Dru Scott	January 15, 2015	Hired as AA Trainer
Furey Leva	January 15, 2015	Hired as AA Strength And Conditioning Coach
Justin Meccage	January 15, 2015	Promoted to AA Pitching Coach
Kevin Riggs	January 15, 2015	Hired as AA Hitting Coach
Mendy Lopez	January 15, 2015	Hired as Dominican League Manager
Michael Ryan	January 15, 2015	Hired as Minor League Manager
Tom Prince	January 15, 2015	Promoted to AA Manager
Wyatt toregas	January 15, 2015	Hired as Minor League Manager
Michael Clemens	January 16, 2015	Released (From R)
Drew Maggi	March 9, 2015	Released (From AA)
Kevin Ross	March 10, 2015	Released (From A)
Walker Gourley	March 11, 2015	Retired (From Adv A)
Carlos Ruiz	March 20, 2015	Released (From R)
Chris Peacock	March 25, 2015	Released
Ashley Ponce	March 26, 2015	Released (From Adv A)
Nate Baker	March 26, 2015	Released (From AA)
Ryan Beckman	March 26, 2015	Released (From AA)
Zack Von Rosenberg	March 26, 2015	Released (From A)
D.J. Crumlich	March 31, 2015	Released (From Adv A)
Matt Nevarez	March 31, 2015	Released (From AA)
Andrew Dennis	April 1, 2015	Released (From R)
Colter Moore	April 1, 2015	Released (From R)
Raul Fortunato	April 1, 2015	Released (From Adv A)
Remy De Aza	April 1, 2015	Released (From R)
Will Kendall	April 1, 2015	Released (From A)
Danny Collins	April 1, 2015	Released (From A)
Joan Montero	April 1, 2015	Released
Taylor Lewis	April 1, 2015	Released
Dwight Childs	April 5, 2015	Released (From AA)
Miguel Perez	April 5, 2015	Released (From AA)
Stolmy Pimentel	April 10, 2015	Waived
Cory Rhodes	April 13, 2015	Released (From R)
Jonathan Sandfort	April 13, 2015	Released (From R)

Legend

• ^A – invited to training camp

Farm System

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• Pittsburgh Pirates official site