That organization is no stranger to player grievances given their spending habits (indeed, they actually MUST spend a certain percentage of money on free agents every year, because of their revenue-sharing agreement with the league), and I suspect we’re nearing another problem.
This offseason, the Pirates have already declined the option on Chris Archer, DFA’d Trevor Williams, Nick Burdi, and Jose Osuna, and traded Jameson Taillon, Joe Musgrove, and Josh Bell. I know the Cubs have been pretty big offenders, themselves (and perhaps it’s worse given the market discrepancy), but the Pirates have just
THREE MILLION in financial commitments beyond this season. $3 million. For a player buyout! That’s bad. The players association and the larger-market clubs are going to be ticked.