Manager: Derek Shelton (second season).

2020: 19-41, fifth place.

Training Town: Bradenton, Florida.

Park: LECOM Park.

First Workout: Feb. 17/22.

He’s Here: RHP David Bednar, RHP Wil Crowe, RHP Sean Poppen, RHP Miguel Yajure, C Michael Perez, INF Wilmer Difo, LHP Chasen Shreve, C Tony Wolters, OF Brian Goodwin.

He’s Outta Here: RHP Jameson Taillon, RHP Joe Musgrove, RHP Trevor Williams, 1B Josh Bell, RHP Keone Kela, INF/OF Jose Osuna, LHP Derek Holland, LHP Nik Turley, RHP Dovydas Neverauskas, RHP Nick Burdi.

Going campin’: The Pirates are building from the ground up, a process focused on stocking the minor league system with prospects. To that end, general manager Ben Cherington spent the offseason trading veterans Bell, Musgrove and Taillon for younger (and yes, far less expensive) players the club hopes will be part of a foundation that could return the Pirates to contention in a few years. It’s a long-term vision that will likely require a lot of short-term patience and pain, at least at the big league level. Pittsburgh finished with the worst record in the majors in 2020 and enters 2021 with a less-experienced roster and major holes, particularly in the rotation. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes, LF Bryan Reynolds, RF Gregory Polanco and C Jacob Stallings enter camp as the only real locks. Colin Moran figures to get the first shot at 1B following Bell’s departure, but everything else is up in the air. There’s a logjam up the middle defensively, with Adam Frazier, Erik Gonzalez, Kevin Newman and Cole Tucker in the mix. Tucker moonlit in the outfield last year, an experiment that might have to continue in 2021. Spring training could offer a glimpse at what is in the pipeline. First-round draft picks Quinn Priester (2019) and Nick Gonzalez (2020) received invites to big league camp, and while their arrival in Pittsburgh (particularly Priester’s) is likely measured in years and not months, their presence at least will offer a peek into their development. Towering infield prospect Oneil Cruz — all 6-foot-7 of him — will also get a long look, though the team likely needs to figure out some sort of pecking order in the infield at the major league level to figure out what to do with Cruz if/when he makes it to Pittsburgh. The starting rotation is a crapshoot beyond Mitch Keller. Chad Kuhl and Steven Brault figure to have the inside track on two spots, but after that the list of potential starters is long and relatively undistinguished. The Pirates are planning to allow fans at LECOM Park, with capacity capped at 25%. Those who do make their way through the turnstiles will likely need a program and maybe a smart phone to sift through the sea of young faces.