While third base is the biggest question for the Pirates to address this offseason, they have similar need in left field.

In 2025, Pirates left fielders combined for a 73 wRC+, the worst in the major leagues, and minus-1.3 fWAR, only ahead of the White Sox. They hit 12 homers, 28th in baseball, and scored 57 runs, a major league low. Even with a major league-worst offense, left field stood out as a weakness.

Tommy Pham was the primary left fielder after signing a one-year, $4.025 million deal in February. He started 104 games and played Gold Glove-caliber defense but slumped badly at the plate for the first half of the season. Alexander Canario, Jack Suwinski and Adam Frazier were the others to start more than five games at the position, but none managed to stand out. Frazier and Pham ar

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