2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season

2015 Pittsburgh Pirates
National League Wild Card
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
PNC Park (since 2001)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Results
Record	98–64 (.605)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Robert Nutting
General manager(s)	Neal Huntington
Manager(s)	Clint Hurdle
Local television	Root Sports Pittsburgh
Local radio	KDKA-FM Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Tim Neverett, Bob Walk, John Wehner)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 134th season overall, the 129th season as a member of National League, and 15th season at PNC Park. The regular season began with a loss at Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds on April 6 and ended with a win against the Reds at PNC Park on October 4. The Pirates finished the regular season with the second best record in baseball, finishing in second place for the third consecutive year in the National League Central Division with 98 wins and 64 losses.

The Pirates clinched their third consecutive playoff berth on September 23, finishing second in their division behind the St. Louis Cardinals. The team secured one of two NL Wild Card spots. The Pirates lost to the Chicago Cubs in the 2015 National League Wild Card Game on October 7 and were, as a result, eliminated from the 2015 postseason.

Four members of the 2015 Pirates were selected to represent the National League in the All-Star Game, including pitcher A. J. Burnett for the first time in his career in his final major league season. In addition, one player was named NL Player of the Month: Andrew McCutchen in August, one was named NL Rookie of the Month: Jung-ho Kang in July, and one was named NL Pitcher of the Month: Gerrit Cole in April. On October 2, the penultimate game of the regular season, the Pirates set a PNC Park season attendance record for the second consecutive year at 2,498,596, beating the record set in 2014 (2,442,564).^[2]

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	100	62	0.617	—	55–26	45–36
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	0.605	2	53–28	45–36
Chicago Cubs	97	65	0.599	3	49–32	48–33
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	0.420	32	34–47	34–47
Cincinnati Reds	64	98	0.395	36	34–47	30–51

National League playoff standings

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
^(1) St. Louis Cardinals	100	62	0.617
^(2) Los Angeles Dodgers	92	70	0.568
^(3) New York Mets	90	72	0.556

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
^(4) Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	0.605	+1
^(5) Chicago Cubs	97	65	0.599	—
San Francisco Giants	84	78	0.519	13
Washington Nationals	83	79	0.512	14
Arizona Diamondbacks	79	83	0.488	18
San Diego Padres	74	88	0.457	23
Miami Marlins	71	91	0.438	26
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	0.420	29
Colorado Rockies	68	94	0.420	29
Atlanta Braves	67	95	0.414	30
Cincinnati Reds	64	98	0.395	33
Philadelphia Phillies	63	99	0.389	34

Record vs. opponents

2015 National League Records Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	3–3	2–4	6–1	13–6	6–13	5–2	5–2	2–5	2–4	1–5	9–10	11–8	0–7	3–4	11–9
Atlanta	3–3	—	1–6	3–4	1–6	3–3	10–9	5–2	8–11	11–8	2–4	2–5	3–4	4–2	5–14	6–14
Chicago	4–2	6–1	—	13–6	4–2	3–4	3–3	14–5	7–0	2–5	11–8	3–3	5–2	8–11	4–3	10–10
Cincinnati	1–6	4–3	6–13	—	2–4	1–6	3–4	9–10	0–7	4–2	11–8	2–4	2–5	7–12	5–1	7–13
Colorado	6–13	6–1	2–4	4–2	—	8–11	2–5	5–1	0–7	5–2	1–6	7–12	11–8	3–4	3–3	5–15
Los Angeles	13–6	3–3	4–3	6–1	11–8	—	4–2	4–3	3–4	5–2	1–5	14–5	8–11	2–5	4–2	10–10
Miami	2–5	9–10	3–3	4–3	5–2	2–4	—	4–2	8–11	9–10	1–6	2–5	5–2	1–5	9–10	7–13
Milwaukee	2–5	2–5	5–14	10–9	1–5	3–4	2–4	—	3–3	7–0	10–9	5–2	1–5	6–13	3–4	8–12
New York	5–2	11–8	0–7	7–0	7–0	4–3	11–8	3–3	—	14–5	0–6	2–4	3–3	3–4	11–8	9–11
Philadelphia	4–2	8–11	5–2	2–4	2–5	2–5	10–9	0–7	5–14	—	2–5	5–1	1–5	2–5	7–12	8–12
Pittsburgh	5–1	4–2	8–11	8–11	6–1	5–1	6–1	9–10	6–0	5–2	—	5–2	6–1	9–10	3–4	13–7
San Diego	10–9	5–2	3–3	4–2	12–7	5–14	5–2	2–5	4–2	1–5	2–5	—	8–11	4–3	2–5	7–13
San Francisco	8–11	4–3	2–5	5–2	8–11	11–8	2–5	5–1	3–3	5–1	1–6	11–8	—	2–4	4–3	13–7
St. Louis	7–0	2–4	11–8	12–7	4–3	5–2	5–1	13–6	4–3	5–2	10–9	3–4	4–2	—	4–2	11–9
Washington	4–3	14–5	3–4	1–5	3–3	2–4	10–9	4–3	8–11	12–7	4–3	5–2	3–4	2–4	—	8–12

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP RS RA NL East Atlanta Braves 4 2 0.667 29 21 Miami Marlins 6 1 0.857 30 15 New York Mets 6 0 1.000 37 10 Philadelphia Phillies 5 2 0.714 21 15 Washington Nationals 3 4 0.429 23 37 Total 24 9 0.727 140 98 NL Central Chicago Cubs 8 11 0.421 71 81 Cincinnati Reds 8 11 0.421 69 81 Milwaukee Brewers 9 10 0.474 81 79 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 9 10 0.474 79 76 Total 34 42 0.447 300 317 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 5 1 0.833 28 15 Colorado Rockies 6 1 0.857 42 28 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 1 0.833 33 26 San Diego Padres 5 2 0.714 29 25 San Francisco Giants 6 1 0.857 32 19 Total 27 6 0.818 164 113 American League Chicago White Sox 4 0 1.000 20 4 Cleveland Indians 2 1 0.667 8 8 Detroit Tigers 4 2 0.667 27 18 Kansas City Royals 1 2 0.333 12 15 Minnesota Twins 2 2 0.500 26 23 Total 13 7 0.650 93 68 Season Total 98 64 0.605 697 596

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 22 12 10 0.545 89 71 May 28 14 14 0.500 119 103 June 26 17 9 0.654 95 82 July 26 17 9 0.654 120 117 August 27 19 8 0.704 123 92 September 30 17 13 0.567 140 124 October 3 2 1 0.667 11 7 Total 162 98 64 0.605 697 596 Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 81 53 28 0.654 343 281 Away 81 45 36 0.556 354 315 Total 162 98 64 0.605 697 596

Regular season

April

• April 8 – Offseason bidding acquisition Jung-ho Kang makes his MLB debut after nine years playing in the South Korean KBO League.
• April 9 – The Pirates are swept by the Cincinnati Reds in the first series of the regular season.
• Gerrit Cole is named NL Pitcher of the Month for April
• The Pirates finish the month with a win/loss record of 12–10, third in the NL Central at 3.5 games out of first.

May

The Pirates play the Reds at PNC Park on May 6.

• May 26 – Andrew McCutchen (OF) is named NL Player of the Week for the week ending May 24.^[3]
• The Pirates finish the month with a win/loss record of 26–24, third in the NL Central at 7.0 games out of first.

June

• June 12 – Clint Hurdle earns his 900th career win as a manager in a Pirates victory at home over the Philadelphia Phillies.^[4]
• June 20 – The Pirates are no-hit by Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals, but a perfect game was broken up when Scherzer hit José Tábata in the elbow.^[5]
• The Pirates finish the month with a win/loss record of 43–33, second in the NL Central at 8.0 games out of first.

July

• July 6 – A. J. Burnett (P), Gerrit Cole (P), Andrew McCutchen (OF), and Mark Melancon (P) are named to the National League All-Star team.^[6]
• July 12 – The Pirates enter the All-Star break with a win/loss record of 53–35, second in the NL Central and second-best in MLB.^[7]
• Jung-ho Kang is named NL Rookie of the Month for July.^[8]
• The Pirates finish the month with a win/loss record of 60–42, second in the NL Central at 5.5 games out of first.

August

The Pirates host the Diamondbacks on August 17.

• August 10 – Andrew McCutchen is named NL Player of the Week for the second time in 2015 for the week ending August 9.^[9]
• Andrew McCutchen is named NL Player of the Month for August.
• The Pirates finish the month with a win/loss record of 79–50, second in the NL Central at 5.0 games out of first.

September

• September 20 – Mark Melancon records his 47th save of the season, breaking the all-time Pirates franchise record set by Mike Williams in 2002.^[10]
• September 23 – The Pirates clinch their third consecutive playoff berth with an away win against the Colorado Rockies.
• September 24 – The Pirates achieve a come-from-behind win against the Rockies on the strength of an 8th inning Pedro Alvarez three-run home run, earning the franchise's 10,000th win since joining the National League in 1887.^[11]
• September 26 – The Pirates earn their 95th win of the season, ensuring their best season-end win/loss record since 1992.
• September 30 – The Cardinals clinch the division, ensuring the Pirates' third consecutive appearance in the NL Wild Card game.^[12]

October

• October 2 – During the final homestand of 2015, the Pirates set a new PNC Park attendance record for the second consecutive year at 2,498,596, a 56,032 increase over 2014.
• October 4 – At the conclusion of the season, the Pirates had a win/loss record of 98–64, finishing second in the NL Central behind the St. Louis Cardinals with the second-best record in Major League Baseball. The Pirates clinched home-field advantage for the NL Wild Card game on the last day of the season, finishing one game ahead of the Chicago Cubs, whom they would face in the play-in game.

Game log

2015 Game Log (98–64)[13]
April: 12–10 (Home: 6–4 ; Away: 6–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 6 @ Reds 2–5 Diaz (1–0) Watson (0–1) Chapman (1) 43,633 0–1 2 April 8 @ Reds 4–5 (11) Hoover (1–0) Liz (0–1) — 30,859 0–2 3 April 9 @ Reds 2–3 Chapman (1–0) Scahill (0–1) — 15,616 0–3 4 April 10 @ Brewers 6–2 Locke (1–0) Fiers (0–1) — 27,373 1–3 5 April 11 @ Brewers 0–6 Nelson (1–0) Worley (0–1) — 41,108 1–4 6 April 12 @ Brewers 10–2 Sadler (1–0) Lohse (0–2) — 39,017 2–4 7 April 13 Tigers 5–4 Cole (1–0) Sánchez (1–1) — 39,933 3–4 8 April 14 Tigers 0–2 Greene (2–0) Burnett (0–1) Soria (3) 31,755 3–5 9 April 15 Tigers 0–1 Simón (2–0) Liriano (0–1) Soria (4) 19,509 3–6 10 April 17 Brewers 6–3 Worley (1–1) Nelson (1–1) Melancon (1) 25,664 4–6 11 April 18 Brewers 6–2 Locke (2–0) Lohse (0–3) — 33,961 5–6 12 April 19 Brewers 5–2 Cole (2–0) Garza (1–2) Melancon (2) 28,129 6–6 13 April 20 Cubs 2–5 Arrieta (2–1) Caminero (0–1) — 11,777 6–7 14 April 21 Cubs 8–9 Jackson (1–0) Melancon (0–1) Rondon (3) 13,680 6–8 15 April 22 Cubs 4–3 Worley (2–1) Hammel (1–1) Watson (1) 15,101 7–8 16 April 23 Cubs 5–4 Liz (1–1) Schlitter (0–2) Melancon (3) 22,224 8–8 17 April 24 @ Diamondbacks 4–1 Cole (3–0) Collmenter (1–3) Melancon (4) 24,427 9–8 18 April 25 @ Diamondbacks 2–1 Watson (1–1) Reed (0–1) Melancon (5) 38,859 10–8 19 April 26 @ Diamondbacks 8–0 Liriano (1–1) Hellickson (1–3) — 32,353 11–8 20 April 27 @ Cubs 0–4 Hammel (2–1) Worley (2–2) — 29,159 11–9 21 April 28 @ Cubs 2–6 Wood (2–1) Locke (2–1) — 29,915 11–10 22 April 29 @ Cubs 8–1 Cole (4–0) Hendricks (0–1) — 30,634 12–10
May: 14–14 (Home: 9–5 ; Away: 5–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 23 May 1 @ Cardinals 1–2 (10) Choate (1–0) Scahill (0–2) — 40,912 12–11 24 May 2 @ Cardinals 1–2 (11) Villanueva (3–1) Hughes (0–1) — 45,095 12–12 25 May 3 @ Cardinals 2–3 (14) Socolovich (1–0) Liz (1–2) — 44,382 12–13 26 May 5 Reds 1–7 Lorenzen (1–1) Locke (2–2) — 16,822 12–14 27 May 6 Reds 0–3 Leake (2–1) Cole (4–1) Chapman (6) 16,527 12–15 28 May 7 Reds 7–2 Burnett (1–1) DeSclafani (2–3) — 27,302 13–15 29 May 8 Cardinals 5–8 Wacha (5–0) Liriano (1–2) Rosenthal (11) 33,507 13–16 30 May 9 Cardinals 7–5 Scahill (1–2) Martinez (3–1) Melancon (6) 38,068 14–16 31 May 10 Cardinals 4–3 Hughes (1–1) Harris (1–1) Melancon (7) 34,036 15–16 32 May 11 @ Phillies 4–3 Cole (5–1) Williams (2–3) Melancon (8) 21,358 16–16 33 May 12 @ Phillies 7–2 Burnett (2–1) O'Sullivan (0–2) — 20,393 17–16 34 May 13 @ Phillies 2–3 Hamels (3–3) Liriano (1–3) Papelbon (7) 29,576 17–17 35 May 14 @ Phillies 2–4 Harang (4–3) Worley (2–3) Papelbon (8) 29,205 17–18 36 May 15 @ Cubs 10–11 (12) Jackson (2–1) Liz (1–3) — 33,617 17–19 37 May 16 @ Cubs 1–4 Lester (4–2) Cole (5–2) Wood (1) 38,883 17–20 38 May 17 @ Cubs 3–0 Burnett (3–1) Arrieta (4–4) Melancon (9) 36,289 18–20 39 May 19 Twins 5–8 Nolasco (4–1) Liriano (1–4) Perkins (14) 22,357 18–21 40 May 20 Twins 3–4 (13) Duensing (2–0) Bastardo (0–1) Perkins (15) 21,718 18–22 41 May 22 Mets 4–1 Cole (6–2) Syndergaard (1–2) Melancon (10) 33,337 19–22 42 May 23 Mets 8–2 Burnett (4–1) Harvey (5–2) — 39,385 20–22 43 May 24 Mets 9–1 Liriano (2–4) Niese (3–5) — 37,784 21–22 44 May 25 Marlins 4–2 Morton (1–0) Phelps (2–2) Melancon (11) 20,046 22–22 45 May 26 Marlins 5–1 Locke (3–2) Urena (0–1) — 20,806 23–22 46 May 27 Marlins 5–2 Cole (7–2) Dyson (2–2) Melancon (12) 33,238 24–22 47 May 28 @ Padres 11–5 Burnett (5–1) Kennedy (2–5) — 23,104 25–22 48 May 29 @ Padres 2–6 Kimbrel (1–1) Scahill (1–3) — 28,317 25–23 49 May 30 @ Padres 5–2 Morton (2–0) Ross (2–5) Melancon (13) 43,207 26–23 50 May 31 @ Padres 1–7 Despaigne (3–3) Locke (3–3) — 20,556 26–24
June: 17–9 (Home: 9–5 ; Away: 8–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 51 June 1 @ Giants 4–3 Cole (8–2) Vogelsong (4–3) Melancon (14) 41,546 27–24 52 June 2 @ Giants 7–4 Burnett (6–1) Heston (5–4) Melancon (15) 41,913 28–24 53 June 3 @ Giants 5–2 Liriano (3–4) Hudson (3–5) Melancon (16) 41,495 29–24 54 June 5 @ Braves 10–8 Morton (3–0) Avilán (2–1) Melancon (17) 27,508 30–24 55 June 6 @ Braves 4–5 Grilli (1–2) Worley (2–4) — 33,268 30–25 56 June 7 @ Braves 3–0 Cole (9–2) Wood (4–3) Melancon (18) 24,146 31–25 57 June 8 Brewers 0–2 Nelson (3–6) Burnett (6–2) Rodriguez (11) 18,016 31–26 58 June 9 Brewers 1–4 Jungmann (1–0) Liriano (3–5) Rodriguez (12) 20,672 31–27 59 June 10 Brewers 2–0 Morton (4–0) Lohse (3–7) Melancon (19) 26,269 32–27 60 June 12 Phillies 1–0 (13) Bastardo (1–1) McGowan (1–2) — 33,749 33–27 61 June 13 Phillies 4–3 Cole (10–2) O'Sullivan (1–5) Melancon (20) 37,516 34–27 62 June 14 Phillies 1–0 (11) Bastardo (2–1) Papelbon (1–1) — 34,518 35–27 63 June 15 White Sox 11–0 Liriano (4–5) Rodon (2–1) — 24,536 36–27 64 June 16 White Sox 3–0 Morton (5–0) Quintana (3–7) Melancon (21) 28,413 37–27 65 June 17 @ White Sox 3–2 Locke (4–3) Danks (3–7) Melancon (22) 19,194 38–27 66 June 18 @ White Sox 3–2 Cole (11–2) Petricka (1–2) Melancon (23) 21,296 39–27 67 June 19 @ Nationals 1–4 Ross (2–1) Burnett (6–3) Storen (20) 38,935 39–28 68 June 20 @ Nationals 0–6 Scherzer (8–5) Liriano (4–6) — 41,104 39–29 69 June 21 @ Nationals 2–9 Gonzalez (5–4) Morton (5–1) — 40,015 39–30 70 June 23 Reds 7–6 Scahill (2–3) Villarreal (0–2) Melancon (24) 26,949 40–30 71 June 24 Reds 2–5 Leake (5–4) Cole (11–3) Hoover (1) 37,659 40–31 72 June 25 Reds 4–5 (13) Villarreal (1–2) Scahill (2–4) — 35,015 40–32 73 June 26 Braves 3–2 (10) Melancon (1–1) Grilli (2–3) — 34,220 41–32 74 June 27 Braves 8–4 Morton (6–1) Teherán (5–4) — 36,417 42–32 75 June 28 Braves 1–2 Wood (5–5) Locke (4–4) Grilli (21) 36,082 42–33 76 June 30 @ Tigers 5–4 (14) Guerra (1–0) Gorzelanny (1–2) — 33,899 43–33
July: 17–9 (Home: 11–3 ; Away: 6–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 77 July 1 @ Tigers 9–3 Burnett (7–3) Simón (7–5) — 31,351 44–33 78 July 2 @ Tigers 8–4 Liriano (5–6) Ryan (1–2) Melancon (25) 34,680 45–33 79 July 3 Indians 2–5 Bauer (7–5) Morton (6–2) Allen (16) 38,840 45–34 80 July 4 Indians 1–0 Locke (5–4) Anderson (1–1) Melancon (26) 37,928 46–34 81 July 5 Indians 5–3 Cole (12–3) Salazar (7–4) Melancon (27) 36,812 47–34 82 July 6 Padres 2–1 Hughes (2–1) Maurer (5–2) — 23,182 48–34 83 July 7 Padres 3–2 Watson (2–1) Benoit (5–4) Melancon (28) 21,887 49–34 84 July 8 Padres 5–2 Guerra (2–0) Cashner (3–10) Bastardo (1) 25,035 50–34 85 July 9 Cardinals 1–4 Martinez (10–3) Locke (5–5) Rosenthal (26) 35,183 50–35 86 July 10 Cardinals 5–2 Cole (13–3) Lynn (6–5) Melancon (29) 36,825 51–35 87 July 11 Cardinals 6–5 (14) Worley (3–4) Greenwood (0–1) — 37,318 52–35 88 July 12 Cardinals 6–5 (10) Caminero (1–1) Rosenthal (1–2) — 33,544 53–35 – July 14 86th All-Star Game National League vs. American League (Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio) 89 July 17 @ Brewers 1–4 Fiers (5–7) Morton (6–3) Rodriguez (20) 32,363 53–36 90 July 18 @ Brewers 5–8 Nelson (7–9) Worley (3–5) Rodriguez (21) 33,104 53–37 91 July 19 @ Brewers 1–6 Jungmann (5–1) Locke (5–6) — 33,835 53–38 92 July 20 @ Royals 10–7 Burnett (8–3) Ventura (4–7) Melancon (30) 38,169 54–38 93 July 21 @ Royals 1–3 Davis (6–1) Cole (13–4) Holland (21) 38,163 54–39 94 July 22 @ Royals 1–5 Vólquez (9–5) Morton (6–4) — 39,105 54–40 95 July 23 Nationals 7–3 Liriano (6–6) Fister (3–6) — 37,799 55–40 96 July 24 Nationals 7–5 Worley (4–5) Solis (1–1) Melancon (31) 38,371 56–40 97 July 25 Nationals 3–9 Gonzalez (8–4) Burnett (8–4) — 38,185 56–41 98 July 26 Nationals 3–1 Cole (14–4) Ross (2–3) Melancon (32) 37,597 57–41 99 July 28 @ Twins 8–7 Melancon (2–1) Perkins (0–3) — 30,795 58–41 100 July 29 @ Twins 10–4 Liriano (7–6) Santana (2–1) — 37,273 59–41 101 July 30 @ Reds 5–15 Holmberg (1–0) Burnett (8–5) — 35,715 59–42 102 July 31 @ Reds 5–4 Locke (6–6) Lorenzen (3–6) Melancon (33) 35,088 60–42
August: 19–8 (Home: 11–4 ; Away: 8–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 103 August 1 @ Reds 3–4 Iglesias (2–3) Cole (14–5) Chapman (22) 42,284 60–43 104 August 2 @ Reds 3–0 Morton (7–4) Sampson (0–1) Soria (24) 39,596 61–43 — August 3 Cubs PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for September 15 105 August 4 Cubs 0–5 Arrieta (12–6) Happ (4–7) — 34,993 61–44 106 August 5 Cubs 7–5 Bastardo (3–1) Wood (5–4) Melancon (34) 35,759 62–44 107 August 7 Dodgers 5–4 (10) Bastardo (4–1) Johnson (2–4) — 39,404 63–44 108 August 8 Dodgers 6–5 Blanton (3–2) Latos (4–8) Melancon (35) 38,981 64–44 109 August 9 Dodgers 13–6 Caminero (2–1) Johnson (2–5) — 37,094 65–44 110 August 11 @ Cardinals 3–4 Martinez (12–4) Locke (6–7) Rosenthal (34) 41,273 65–45 111 August 12 @ Cardinals 2–4 Wacha (14–4) Cole (14–6) Rosenthal (35) 41,493 65–46 112 August 13 @ Cardinals 10–5 Liriano (8–6) Lynn (9–7) — 41,501 66–46 113 August 14 @ Mets 3–2 (10) Caminero (3–1) Parnell (1–2) Melancon (36) 38,495 67–46 114 August 15 @ Mets 5–3 (14) Blanton (4–2) Gilmartin (1–1) Melancon (37) 38,878 68–46 115 August 16 @ Mets 8–1 Caminero (4–1) Parnell (1–3) — 40,250 69–46 116 August 17 Diamondbacks 1–4 Hellickson (9–8) Cole (14–7) Ziegler (21) 27,365 69–47 117 August 18 Diamondbacks 9–8 (15) Blanton (5–2) Hessler (0–1) — 24,975 70–47 118 August 19 Diamondbacks 4–1 Happ (5–7) Ray (3–9) Melancon (38) 32,088 71–47 119 August 20 Giants 4–0 Morton (8–4) Peavy (3–6) — 36,671 72–47 120 August 21 Giants 4–6 Bumgarner (15–6) Locke (6–8) Casilla (30) 37,692 72–48 121 August 22 Giants 3–2 Melancon (3–1) Kontos (2–2) — 38,259 73–48 122 August 23 Giants 5–2 Liriano (9–6) Vogelsong (9–9) Melancon (39) 31,364 74–48 123 August 24 @ Marlins 5–2 Happ (6–7) Koehler (8–12) Melancon (40) 17,644 75–48 124 August 25 @ Marlins 2–5 Hand (4–3) Morton (8–5) Ramos (22) 17,371 75–49 125 August 26 @ Marlins 7–2 Locke (7–8) Narveson (1–1) — 16,560 76–49 126 August 27 @ Marlins 2–1 Cole (15–7) Nicolino (2–2) Melancon (41) 19,950 77–49 127 August 28 Rockies 5–3 Watson (3–1) Oberg (3–3) Melancon (42) 32,607 78–49 128 August 29 Rockies 4–3 Happ (7–7) Rusin (4–7) Melancon (43) 35,838 79–49 129 August 30 Rockies 0–5 de la Rosa (8–6) Morton (8–6) — 36,271 79–50
September: 17–13 (Home: 5–6 ; Away: 12–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 130 September 1 @ Brewers 4–7 Nelson (11–10) Cole (15–8) Rodríguez (32) 18,468 79–51 131 September 2 @ Brewers 4–9 Jeffress (4–0) Locke (7–9) — 24,521 79–52 132 September 3 @ Brewers 3–5 Jungmann (9–5) Liriano (9–7) Rodríguez (33) 22,242 79–53 133 September 4 @ Cardinals 9–3 Happ (8–7) Martinez (13–7) — 44,338 80–53 134 September 5 @ Cardinals 1–4 García (8–4) Morton (8–7) — 45,139 80–54 135 September 6 @ Cardinals 7–1 Cole (16–8) Lackey (11–9) — 46,011 81–54 136 September 7 @ Reds 1–3 DeSclafani (8–10) Locke (7–10) Chapman (29) 19,241 81–55 137 September 8 @ Reds 7–3 Liriano (10–7) Iglesias (3–7) — 16,151 82–55 138 September 9 @ Reds 5–4 Happ (9–7) Sampson (2–4) Melancon (44) 19,620 83–55 139 September 10 Brewers 4–6 (13) Rodríguez (1–3) Liz (1–4) Lohse (2) 21,964 83–56 140 September 11 Brewers 6–3 Morton (9–7) Nelson (11–12) Melancon (45) 28,346 84–56 141 September 12 Brewers 10–2 Locke (8–10) Davies (1–1) — 35,749 85–56 142 September 13 Brewers 7–6 (11) Hughes (3–1) Thornburg (0–1) — 34,740 86–56 143 September 15 Cubs 5–4 Watson (4–1) Grimm (3–5) Melancon (46) 31,488 87–56 144 September 15 Cubs 1–2 Lester (10–10) Happ (9–8) — 25,914 87–57 145 September 16 Cubs 2–3 (12) Rondón (6–4) Worley (4–6) — 31,945 87–58 146 September 17 Cubs 6–9 Richard (4–2) Morton (9–8) Wood (2) 28,228 87–59 147 September 18 @ Dodgers 2–6 Greinke (18–3) Locke (8–11) — 49,529 87–60 148 September 19 @ Dodgers 3–2 Liriano (11–7) Kershaw (14–7) Melancon (47) 49,441 88–60 149 September 20 @ Dodgers 4–3 Cole (17–8) Bolsinger (6–4) Melancon (48) 47,483 89–60 150 September 21 @ Rockies 9–3 Burnett (9–5) Gray (0–2) — 23,187 90–60 151 September 22 @ Rockies 6–3 Happ (10–8) Rusin (5–9) Melancon (49) 23,433 91–60 152 September 23 @ Rockies 13–7 Blanton (6–2) Bergman (3–1) — 23,526 92–60 153 September 24 @ Rockies 5–4 Blanton (7–2) Diaz (0–1) Melancon (50) 25,163 93–60 154 September 25 @ Cubs 3–2 Cole (18–8) Lester (10–12) Melancon (51) 40,432 94–60 155 September 26 @ Cubs 4–0 Liriano (12–7) Hammel (9–7) — 41,150 95–60 156 September 27 @ Cubs 0–4 Arrieta (21–6) Burnett (9–6) — 40,617 95–61 157 September 28 Cardinals 0–3 Broxton (4–5) Melancon (3–2) Rosenthal (48) 30,198 95–62 — September 29 Cardinals PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for September 30 158 September 30 Cardinals 8–2 Cole (19–8) Wacha (17–7) — 29,747 96–62 159 September 30 Cardinals 1–11 Lyons (3–1) Morton (9–9) — 34,729 96–63
October: 2–1 (Home: 2–1 ; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 160 October 2 Reds 6–4 (12) Caminero (5–1) Balester (1–1) — 31,442 97–63 161 October 3 Reds 1–3 Finnegan (5–2) Burnett (9–7) Chapman (33) 34,180 97–64 162 October 4 Reds 4–0 Happ (11–8) Smith (0–4) — 35,362 98–64
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member

Postseason

Wild Card Game

• October 7 – National League Wild Card game – Chicago's Jake Arrieta pitched a complete game, striking out eleven batters and allowed only four hits. The Cubs were paced offensively by Dexter Fowler and Kyle Schwarber, both combining for five hits in seven at bats, each with a home run. Pittsburgh starter Gerrit Cole gave up two home runs in a game for the first time this season. Cole lasted five innings, striking out four.^[14]

Game log

2015 Postseason Game Log (0–1)
2015 NL Wild Card Game: vs. Chicago Cubs (0–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series 1 October 7 Cubs 0–4 Arrieta (1–0) Cole (0–1) — 40,889 0–1
Legend:           = Win           = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

2015 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 59 Antonio Bastardo 55 Joe Blanton 34 A. J. Burnett 37 Arquimedes Caminero 45 Gerrit Cole 64 Deolis Guerra 32 J. A. Happ 48 Jared Hughes 39 Bobby LaFromboise 47 Francisco Liriano 58 Radhames Liz 49 Jeff Locke 35 Mark Melancon 50 Charlie Morton 65 Casey Sadler 52 Rob Scahill 38 Joakim Soria 38 Chris Volstad 44 Tony Watson 46 Vance Worley		Catchers 29 Francisco Cervelli 66 Elías Díaz 26 Tony Sanchez 19 Chris Stewart Infielders 24 Pedro Alvarez 17,23,51 Pedro Florimón  5 Josh Harrison 12 Corey Hart 30 Travis Ishikawa 27 Jung-ho Kang 23 Steve Lombardozzi 10 Jordy Mercer 53 Brent Morel 31 Mike Morse 17 Aramis Ramírez  3 Sean Rodriguez 18 Neil Walker		Outfielders 60 Keon Broxton 14 Jaff Decker 51 Gorkys Hernández 15 Andrew Lambo  6 Starling Marté 22 Andrew McCutchen 25 Gregory Polanco 23 Travis Snider 31 José Tábata		Manager 13 Clint Hurdle Coaches 86 Heberto Andrade (bullpen catcher) 36 Brad Fischer (coach)  2 Jeff Branson (hitting) 85 Dave Jauss (coach)  7 Frank Kremblas (special assistant) 16 Nick Leyva (first base) 75 Jeff Livesey (assistant hitting) 56 Euclides Rojas (bullpen) 54 Ray Searage (pitching) 41 Rick Sofield (third base)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Josh Harrison	3B
Gregory Polanco	RF
Andrew McCutchen	CF
Neil Walker	2B
Starling Marte	LF
Pedro Álvarez	1B
Francisco Cervelli	C
Jordy Mercer	SS
Francisco Liriano	SP

Disabled lists

15-day disabled list

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Brandon Cumpton	Tommy John surgery recovery	March 27, 2015	May 16, 2015
Chris Stewart	Right hamstring	March 27, 2015	April 17, 2015
Justin Sellers	Left heel	March 27, 2015	May 19, 2015
Jaff Decker	Left calf strain	March 30, 2015	April 18, 2015
Charlie Morton	Right hip	April 5, 2015	May 25, 2015
Andrew Lambo	Plantar fasciitis in his left foot	May 4, 2015	June 26, 2015
Corey Hart	Left Shoulder Impingement	June 24, 2015	July 20, 2015
Rob Scahill	Right forearm tightness	June 26, 2015	September 1, 2015
Josh Harrison	Left thumb injury	July 6, 2015	August 21, 2015
Gorkys Hernández	Left shoulder discomfort	July 13, 2015	July 30, 2015
Jordy Mercer	Left knee MCL sprain	July 20, 2015	August 23, 2015
A. J. Burnett	Right elbow inflammation	July 31, 2015	September 10, 2015
Deolis Guerra	Left knee inflammation	August 7, 2015	September 2, 2015
Travis Ishikawa	Lower back strain	August 20, 2015	September 7, 2015

60-day disabled list

Player	Injury	Placed	Activated
Brandon Cumpton	Tommy John surgery recovery	May 16, 2015	October 8, 2015
Justin Sellers	Left heel	May 19, 2015	July 30, 2015
Andrew Lambo	Plantar fasciitis in his left foot	June 26, 2015	October 8, 2015
Corey Hart	Left shoulder impingement	July 20, 2015	October 8, 2015
Casey Sadler	Right forearm strain	September 1, 2015	October 8, 2015
Deolis Guerra	Left knee inflammation	September 2, 2015	October 8, 2015
Jung-ho Kang	Torn lateral meniscus/fractured tibia (left)	September 21, 2015	October 8, 2015

Notable achievements

Awards

2015 Baseball America Organization of the Year 2015 National League Saves Leader Mark Melancon 2015 Roberto Clemente Award Andrew McCutchen 2015 Trevor Hoffman Award Mark Melancon Silver Slugger Award Andrew McCutchen Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award Starling Marte (LF) 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[15] A. J. Burnett, P, Reserve Gerrit Cole, P, Reserve Andrew McCutchen, OF, Reserve (Starting in place of Giancarlo Stanton) Mark Melancon, P, Reserve NL Pitcher of the Month Gerrit Cole (April 2015)[16] NL Rookie of the Month Jung-ho Kang (July 2015)[17] NL Player of the Week Andrew McCutchen (May 18–24, 2015)[18] Andrew McCutchen (August 3–9, 2015)[19] NL Player of the Month Andrew McCutchen (August 2015)

Esurance MLB Awards Award Player Result MLB Best Major Leaguer Andrew McCutchen Nominated MLB Best Everyday Player Andrew McCutchen Nominated MLB Best Starting Pitcher Gerrit Cole Nominated MLB Best Rookie Jung-ho Kang Nominated

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Kang, J.J. Kang 1st Career MLB Game April 8, 2015 Kang, J.J. Kang 1st Career MLB Hit April 12, 2015 Hart, C.C. Hart 1,000th Career MLB Hit April 13, 2015 Kang, J.J. Kang 1st Career MLB RBI April 21, 2015 Melancon, M.M. Melancon 300th Career MLB Game April 24, 2015 Liriano, F.F. Liriano 200th Career MLB Game Started April 26, 2015 McCutchen, A.A. McCutchen 1,000th Career MLB Hit April 29, 2015 Álvarez, P.P. Álvarez 500th Career MLB Hit May 2, 2015 Kang, J.J. Kang 1st Career MLB Home Run May 3, 2015 Burnett, A.A. Burnett 2,400th Career MLB Strike Out May 7, 2015 P. Álvarez 100th Career MLB Double June 9, 2015 Hughes, J.J. Hughes 200th Career MLB Game June 9, 2015 McCutchen, A.A. McCutchen 500th Career MLB RBI June 13, 2015 Tábata, J.J. Tábata 500th Career MLB Game June 14, 2015 Bastardo, A.A. Bastardo 300th Career MLB Game June 25, 2015 Worley, V.V. Worley 500th Career MLB Inning Pitched July 11, 2015 Marte, S.S. Marte 100th Career MLB Stolen Base July 17, 2015 Worley, V.V. Worley 100th Career MLB Game July 18, 2015 Watson, T.T. Watson 300th Career MLB Game July 20, 2015 Melancon, M.M. Melancon 100th Career MLB Save July 20, 2015 McCutchen, A.A. McCutchen 500th Career MLB Walk August 5, 2015 Kang, J.J. Kang 100th Career MLB Game August 18, 2015 Ramirez, A.A. Ramirez 1,400th Career MLB RBI August 21, 2015 Kang, J.J. Kang 100th Career MLB Hit August 22, 2015 McCutchen, A.A. McCutchen 1,000th Career MLB Game August 24, 2015

Statistics

Player

Final stats

Batting

Regular Season[20] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Sanchez, T.T. Sanchez 3 8 3 0.375 0 0 Cervelli, F.F. Cervelli 130 451 133 0.295 7 43 McCutchen, A.A. McCutchen 157 566 165 0.292 23 96 Tábata, J.J. Tábata^‡ 27 38 11 0.289 0 4 Stewart, C.C. Stewart 58 159 46 0.289 0 15 Kang, J.J. Kang 126 421 121 0.287 15 58 Harrison, J.J. Harrison 114 418 120 0.287 4 28 Marte, S.S. Marte 153 579 166 0.287 19 81 Morel, B.B. Morel^‡ 3 7 2 0.286 0 1 Morse, M.M. Morse^† 45 69 19 0.275 1 7 Walker, N.N. Walker 151 543 146 0.269 16 71 Polanco, G.G. Polanco 153 593 152 0.256 9 52 Rodriguez, S.S. Rodriguez 139 224 55 0.246 4 17 Ramírez, A.A. Ramírez^† 56 196 48 0.245 6 33 Mercer, J.J. Mercer 116 394 96 0.244 3 34 P. Álvarez 150 437 106 0.243 27 77 Ishikawa, T.T. Ishikawa^† 38 58 13 0.224 1 8 Hart, C.C. Hart 35 54 12 0.222 2 9 Decker, J.J. Decker 23 28 6 0.214 0 1 Snider, T.T. Snider^† 18 26 5 0.192 1 8 Worley, V.V. Worley 23 17 3 0.176 0 0 Liriano, F.F. Liriano 29 65 11 0.169 1 7 Cole, G.G. Cole 30 60 9 0.150 0 2 Burnett, A.A. Burnett 24 42 5 0.119 1 5 Happ, J.J. Happ^† 11 22 2 0.091 0 0 Florimón, P.P. Florimón 24 23 2 0.087 0 1 Locke, J.J. Locke 29 45 3 0.067 0 2 Lambo, A.A. Lambo 20 25 1 0.040 0 0 Morton, C.C. Morton 21 36 1 0.028 0 1 Bastardo, A.A. Bastardo 61 2 0 0.000 0 0 Blanton, J.J. Blanton^† 21 3 0 0.000 0 0 Broxton, K.K. Broxton 7 2 0 0.000 0 0 Diaz, E.E. Diaz 2 2 0 0.000 0 0 Guerra, D.D. Guerra 8 1 0 0.000 0 0 Hernández, G.G. Hernández 8 5 0 0.000 0 0 Liz, R.R. Liz 14 1 0 0.000 0 0 Lombardozzi, S.S. Lombardozzi 12 10 0 0.000 0 0 Sadler, C.C. Sadler 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 Caminero, A.A. Caminero 67 0 0 — 0 0 Hughes, J.J. Hughes 71 0 0 — 0 0 LaFromboise, B.B. LaFromboise 11 0 0 — 0 0 Melancon, M.M. Melancon 72 0 0 — 0 0 Scahill, R.R. Scahill 28 0 0 — 0 0 Soria, J.J. Soria^† 29 0 0 — 0 0 Volstad, C.C. Volstad 1 0 0 — 0 0 Watson, T.T. Watson 72 0 0 — 0 0

Post Season[21] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Morse, M.M. Morse 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 Snider, T.T. Snider 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 McCutchen, A.A. McCutchen 1 4 2 0.500 0 0 Cervelli, F.F. Cervelli 1 3 1 0.333 0 0 P. Álvarez 1 3 0 0.000 0 0 Cole, G.G. Cole 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 Harrison, J.J. Harrison 1 3 0 0.000 0 0 Marte, S.S. Marte 1 4 0 0.000 0 0 Mercer, J.J. Mercer 1 2 0 0.000 0 0 Polanco, G.G. Polanco 1 4 0 0.000 0 0 Ramírez, A.A. Ramírez 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 Walker, N.N. Walker 1 3 0 0.000 0 0 Bastardo, A.A. Bastardo 1 0 0 — 0 0 Melancon, M.M. Melancon 1 0 0 — 0 0 Rodriguez, S.S. Rodriguez 1 0 0 — 0 0 Soria, J.J. Soria 1 0 0 — 0 0 Watson, T.T. Watson 1 0 0 — 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[22] Player G IP W L ERA SO Decker, J.J. Decker 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 Volstad, C.C. Volstad 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 LaFromboise, B.B. LaFromboise 11 8 0 0 1.13 8 Blanton, J.J. Blanton^† 21 34^1⁄3 5 0 1.57 39 Happ, J.J. Happ^† 11 63^1⁄3 7 2 1.85 69 Watson, T.T. Watson 77 75^1⁄3 4 1 1.91 62 Soria, J.J. Soria^† 29 26^2⁄3 0 0 2.03 28 Melancon, M.M. Melancon 78 76^2⁄3 3 2 2.23 62 Hughes, J.J. Hughes 76 67 3 1 2.28 36 Cole, G.G. Cole 32 208 19 8 2.60 202 Scahill, R.R. Scahill 28 30^2⁄3 2 4 2.64 24 Bastardo, A.A. Bastardo 66 57^1⁄3 4 1 2.98 64 Burnett, A.A. Burnett 26 164 9 7 3.18 143 Liriano, F.F. Liriano 31 186^2⁄3 12 7 3.38 205 Sadler, C.C. Sadler 1 5 1 0 3.60 5 Caminero, A.A. Caminero 73 74^2⁄3 5 1 3.62 73 Worley, V.V. Worley 23 71^2⁄3 4 6 4.02 49 Liz, R.R. Liz 14 23^1⁄3 1 4 4.24 27 Locke, J.J. Locke 30 168^1⁄3 8 11 4.49 129 Morton, C.C. Morton 23 129 9 9 4.81 96 Guerra, D.D. Guerra 10 16^2⁄3 2 0 6.48 17

Post Season[23] Player G IP W L ERA SO Bastardo, A.A. Bastardo 1 1 0 0 0.00 2 Melancon, M.M. Melancon 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 Soria, J.J. Soria 1 1 0 0 0.00 3 Watson, T.T. Watson 1 1 0 0 0.00 1 Cole, G.G. Cole 1 5 0 1 7.20 4

Legend

– Stats reflect time with the Pirates only.
^† – Denotes player was acquired during season.
^‡ – Denotes player was relinquished during season.
– Injured reserve.
 Bold  – Qualified for batting title (3.1 plate appearances per team game) or ERA title (1 inning pitched per team game)

Transactions

The Pirates were involved in the following transactions during the 2015 season:

• Black line marks the transition between off season and regular season

Trades

November 11, 2014[24]	To Colorado Rockies: Shane Carle	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Rob Scahill
November 12, 2014[25]	To New York Yankees: Justin Wilson	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Francisco Cervelli
November 23, 2014[26]	To Oakland A's: Ike Davis	To Pittsburgh Pirates: International Signing Bonus Money
December 1, 2014[27]	To Tampa Bay Rays: PTBNL or Cash Considerations^[Note 1]	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Sean Rodriguez
December 10, 2014[28]	To Philadelphia Phillies: Joely Rodriguez	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Antonio Bastardo
January 27, 2015[29]	To Baltimore Orioles: Travis Snider	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Stephen Tarpley PTBNL^[Note 2]
February 3, 2015[30]	To Baltimore Orioles: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Steve Lombardozzi
February 4, 2015[31]	To Miami Marlins: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Arquimedes Caminero
February 5, 2015[32]	To Atlanta Braves: Bryton Trepagnier	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Edward Salcedo
April 2, 2015[33]	To Milwaukee Brewers: PTBNL	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Hunter Morris
May 10, 2015	To Toronto Blue Jays: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Jayson Aquino
July 3, 2015	To Chicago Cubs: Clayton Richard	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Cash Considerations
July 23, 2015 [34]	To Milwaukee Brewers: Yhonathan Barrios	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Aramis Ramírez Cash Considerations
July 29, 2015 [35]	To Cleveland Indians: Jayson Aquino	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Cash Considerations
July 29, 2015 [36]	To Kansas City Royals: Cash Considerations	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Joe Blanton
July 30, 2015 [37]	To Chicago White Sox: Justin Sellers	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Cash Considerations or PTBNL
July 30, 2015 [38]	To Detroit Tigers: JaCoby Jones	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Joakim Soria
July 31, 2015 [39]	To Seattle Mariners: Adrian Sampson	To Pittsburgh Pirates: J. A. Happ
July 31, 2015 [40]	To Los Angeles Dodgers: José Tábata	To Pittsburgh Pirates: Michael Morse Cash Considerations

Notes

• ¹ – Buddy Borden fulfilled on December 12, 2014.
• ² – Steven Brault fulfilled on February 20, 2015.

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract terms
Dean Anna		St. Louis Cardinals	November 11, 2014	1 year
A. J. Burnett[41]	Philadelphia Phillies		November 14, 2014	1 year/$8.5 million
Russell Martin[42]		Toronto Blue Jays	November 17, 2014	5 year/$82 million
Blake Wood[43]		Kansas City Royals	November 17, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Brad Lincoln[43]		Philadelphia Phillies	November 17, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Deolis Guerra[43]		Minnesota Twins	November 17, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Gustavo Nunez[43]		Atlanta Braves	November 17, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Jeremy Bleich[43]		New York Yankees	November 17, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Radhames Liz	Toronto Blue Jays		November 19, 2014	Minor league contract
Jacob Brigham		Atlanta Braves	November 20, 2014	Minor league contract
Sebastian Valle	Philadelphia Phillies		November 20, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Ernesto Frieri[44]		Tampa Bay Rays	November 26, 2014	1 year/$800,000
Deibinson Romero	Minnesota Twins		December 1, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Gorkys Hernández	Chicago White Sox		December 1, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Wirfin Obispo		Milwaukee Brewers	December 2, 2014	Minor league contract
Clayton Richard	Arizona Diamondbacks		December 3, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Clint Barmes[45]		San Diego Padres	December 4, 2014	1 year/$1.6 million
Thomas Field		Texas Rangers	December 16, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Edinson Vólquez		Kansas City Royals	December 17, 2014	2 year
Corey Hart[46]	Seattle Mariners		December 19, 2014	1 year/$2.5 million
Adam Wilk		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	December 23, 2014	Minor league contract^[A]
Omir Santos		Washington Nationals	December 29, 2014	Minor league contract
Nevin Ashley		Milwaukee Brewers	January 5, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Charlie Leesman	Chicago White Sox		January 9, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Wilfredo Boscan	Boston Red Sox		January 9, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Josh Stinson		Kia Tigers (KBO League)	January 11, 2015	1 year
Jeanmar Gómez		Philadelphia Phillies	January 12, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Jarek Cunningham		Los Angeles Dodgers	January 23, 2015	Minor league contract
Chris Volstad	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		January 28, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Wilkin Castillo[47]	Los Angeles Dodgers		January 28, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
John Axford		Colorado Rockies	February 2, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Rafael Perez		Seattle Mariners	February 2, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Jake Elmore		Tampa Bay Rays	February 9, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Frank Herrmann	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		August 16, 2015	Minor league contract
Travis Snider	Baltimore Orioles		August 20, 2015	Minor league contract

Waivers

Player	Claimed from	Lost to	Date
Jake Elmore[48]	Cincinnati Reds		November 7, 2014
Pedro Florimón	Washington Nationals		November 20, 2014
Josh Lindblom[49]	Oakland Athletics		December 8, 2014
Preston Guilmet		Toronto Blue Jays	December 23, 2014
Stolmy Pimentel		Texas Rangers	April 11, 2015
Travis Ishikawa[50]	San Francisco Giants		July 5, 2015

Signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Felipe González	November 18, 2014	Minor league contract
Junior Sosa	November 18, 2014	Minor league contract
Marek Minárik	November 18, 2014	Minor league contract
Tyler Sample	November 18, 2014	Minor league contract
Miguel Pérez	November 20, 2014	Minor league contract
Francisco Diaz	December 4, 2014	Minor league contract
Francisco Liriano	December 10, 2014	3 year/$39 million
Radhames Liz	December 12, 2014	1 year
Adrian Sampson	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Gift Ngoepe	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Keon Broxton	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Mel Rojas, Jr.	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Stetson Allie	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Tyler Glasnow	January 9, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Antonio Bastardo	January 16, 2015	1 year/$3.1 million
Chris Stewart	January 16, 2015	1 year/$1.2 million
Francisco Cervelli	January 16, 2015	1 year/$987,000
Josh Harrison	January 16, 2015	1 year/$2.8 million
Jung-ho Kang	January 16, 2015	4 year/$11 million
Mark Melancon	January 16, 2015	1 year/$5.4 million
Sean Rodriguez	January 16, 2015	1 year/$1.9 million
Tony Watson	January 16, 2015	1 year/$1.7 million
Travis Snider	January 16, 2015	1 year/$2.1 million
Jared Hughes	January 16, 2015	1 year/$1.1 million
Josh Wall	January 30, 2015	Minor league contract^[A]
Neil Walker	February 7, 2015	1 year/$8 million
Vance Worley	February 10, 2015	1 year/$2.45 million
Vince Deyzel	February 12, 2015	Minor league contract
Pedro Álvarez	February 19, 2015	1 year/$5.75 million
Alen Hanson	March 4, 2015	1 year
Andrew Lambo	March 4, 2015	1 year
Arquimedes Caminero	March 4, 2015	1 year
Bobby LaFromboise	March 4, 2015	1 year
Brandon Cumpton	March 4, 2015	1 year
Casey Sadler	March 4, 2015	1 year
Elías Díaz	March 4, 2015	1 year
Gerrit Cole	March 4, 2015	1 year
Gregory Polanco	March 4, 2015	1 year
Jaff Decker	March 4, 2015	1 year
Jameson Taillon	March 4, 2015	1 year
Jeff Locke	March 4, 2015	1 year
John Holdzkom	March 4, 2015	1 year
Jordy Mercer	March 4, 2015	1 year
Justin Sellers	March 4, 2015	1 year
Nick Kingham	March 4, 2015	1 year
Pedro Florimón	March 4, 2015	1 year
Rob Scahill	March 4, 2015	1 year
Stolmy Pimentel	March 4, 2015	1 year
Tony Sanchez	March 4, 2015	1 year
Willy Garcia	March 4, 2015	1 year
Josh Harrison	April 8, 2015	3 year

Other

Name	Date	Details
Brad Fischer	November 5, 2014	Hired to Coaching Staff
Ramon Cabrera	November 24, 2014	Released
Andy Oliver	December 11, 2014	Lost in Rule 5 Major League Draft (to Phillies)
Luis Urena	December 11, 2014	Lost in Rule 5 AAA Draft (to Rays)
Tyler Waldron	December 11, 2014	Lost in Rule 5 AAA Draft (to Cardinals)
Josh Lindblom	December 19, 2014	Released
Jamey Carroll	January 12, 2015	Hired as Special Assistant to Baseball Operations
Brian Esposito	January 15, 2015	Hired as Minor League Manager
Dru Scott	January 15, 2015	Hired as AA Trainer
Furey Leva	January 15, 2015	Hired as AA Strength And Conditioning Coach
Justin Meccage	January 15, 2015	Promoted to AA Pitching Coach
Kevin Riggs	January 15, 2015	Hired as AA Hitting Coach
Mendy López	January 15, 2015	Hired as Dominican League Manager
Michael Ryan	January 15, 2015	Hired as Minor League Manager
Tom Prince	January 15, 2015	Promoted to AA Manager
Wyatt Toregas	January 15, 2015	Hired as Minor League Manager
Michael Clemens	January 16, 2015	Released (From R)
Drew Maggi	March 9, 2015	Released (From AA)
Kevin Ross	March 10, 2015	Released (From A)
Walker Gourley	March 11, 2015	Retired (From Adv A)
Carlos Ruiz	March 20, 2015	Released (From R)
Chris Peacock	March 25, 2015	Released
Ashley Ponce	March 26, 2015	Released (From Adv A)
Nate Baker	March 26, 2015	Released (From AA)
Ryan Beckman	March 26, 2015	Released (From AA)
Zack Von Rosenberg	March 26, 2015	Released (From A)
D.J. Crumlich	March 31, 2015	Released (From Adv A)
Matt Nevarez	March 31, 2015	Released (From AA)
Andrew Dennis	April 1, 2015	Released (From R)
Colter Moore	April 1, 2015	Released (From R)
Raul Fortunato	April 1, 2015	Released (From Adv A)
Remy De Aza	April 1, 2015	Released (From R)
Will Kendall	April 1, 2015	Released (From A)
Danny Collins	April 1, 2015	Released (From A)
Joan Montero	April 1, 2015	Released
Taylor Lewis	April 1, 2015	Released
Dwight Childs	April 5, 2015	Released (From AA)
Miguel Perez	April 5, 2015	Released (From AA)
Stolmy Pimentel	April 10, 2015	Waived
Cory Rhodes	April 13, 2015	Released (From R)
Jonathan Sandfort	April 13, 2015	Released (From R)

Legend

• ^A – invited to training camp

Draft picks

2015 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks^[51]

Rd	#	Player	Pos	DOB and Age	School	Signed
1	19	Newman, KevinKevin Newman	SS	August 4, 1993 (aged 21)	University of Arizona (AZ)	June 15, 2015
CB A	32^[a]	Hayes, Ke'BryanKe'Bryan Hayes	3B	January 28, 1997 (aged 18)	Concordia Lutheran High School (TX)	June 16, 2015
2	62	Kramer, KevinKevin Kramer	SS	October 3, 1993 (aged 21)	University of California, Los Angeles (CA)	June 16, 2015
3	96	Hughston, CaseyCasey Hughston	LF	June 9, 1994 (aged 20)	University of Alabama (AL)	June 18, 2015
4	127	Taylor, JacobJacob Taylor	RHP	July 5, 1995 (aged 19)	Pearl River Community College (MS)	June 18, 2015
5	157	Waddell, BrandonBrandon Waddell	LHP	June 3, 1994 (aged 21)	University of Virginia (VA)	July 16, 2015
6	187	Brubaker, JonathanJonathan Brubaker	RHP	November 17, 1993 (aged 21)	University of Akron (OH)	June 12, 2015
7	217	Tolman, MitchellMitchell Tolman	3B	June 4, 1994 (aged 21)	University of Oregon (OR)	June 18, 2015
8	247	McGarry, SethSeth McGarry	RHP	January 5, 1994 (aged 21)	Florida Atlantic University (FL)	June 12, 2015
9	277	Helton, BretBret Helton	RHP	July 25, 1993 (aged 21)	University of Utah (UT)	June 12, 2015
10	307	Sendelbach, LoganLogan Sendelbach	RHP	May 5, 1994 (aged 21)	Tiffin University (OH)	June 18, 2015

Notes

• ^a Compensation pick for the Toronto Blue Jays signing Russell Martin.

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	International League	Dean Treanor
AA	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	Tom Prince
A	Bradenton Marauders	Florida State League	Michael Ryan
A	West Virginia Power	South Atlantic League	Brian Esposito
A-Short Season	West Virginia Black Bears	New York–Penn League	Wyatt Toregas
Rookie	Bristol Pirates	Appalachian League	Edgar Varela
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Milver Reyes
Rookie	DSL Pirates	Dominican Summer League	Mendy López

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Virginia Black Bears^[52]

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External links

• Pittsburgh Pirates official site