Ex-Pittsburgh Pirates Slugger Immediately Becomes Free Agent

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a lot of young talent on their roster. That said, they are coming off another year where they did not make the MLB playoffs. Their last game was on September 27 when they beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 4-2. Ex-Pittsburgh Pirates Slugger Becomes Free Agent This week, a former Pirates star officially became a free agent. Josh Bell will be available to sign with any team in the MLB this winter. MLB.com wrote (on October 30): “DH Josh Bell elected free agency.” Bell has most recently been playing for the Minnesota Twins.