Pirates close to a deal with McCutchen
PITTSBURGH, PA (AP) – A person close to the situation says the Pittsburgh Pirates are closing in on a new contract with All-Star centerfielder Andrew McCutchen.
The proposed six-year, $51.5 million deal would keep McCutchen with the Pirates through the 2017 season with a club option for 2018. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details were still being ironed out and McCutchen needed to pass a physical.
The 25-year-old hit .259 in 2011 and posted career highs in home runs (23) and RBIs (89) while adding 23 stolen bases. He would have been eligible to become a free agent following the 2015 season.
The contract was first reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
McCutchen is considered the linchpin of a core group the Pirates are relying on to turn the franchise around.
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