First news of the offseason...
According to the Beaver County Times, the Pirates have agreed to terms with Cuban defector Yuslan Herrera on a major league deal.
Herrera is a 25-year-old right-hander who pitched for Cuba in the 2004 Olympics. "He's got an above-average split-finger and was 88-92," a scout told Baseball America in August. "I could see his velocity jumping up to 90-94 once he gets into a system and he could very easily be a No. 4 starter in the big leagues." It sounds like he's worth keeping an eye on.
Eh, don't know much about the guy, but it better be incentive-filled, since it's a major league deal...