Without much happening for the Philadelphia Phillies this offseason besides keeping their ace Aaron Nola from departing to another franchise, much of the remaining portion of their winter will be monitoring what other teams do.

After signing a seven-year contract with the organization who drafted him, it’s unlikely that Nola will play for another team besides the Phillies.

Their instate opponent Pittsburgh Pirates were also able to get a feel good story of their own this offseason.

According to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY, Andrew McCutchen has signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Pirates and plans on retiring with the franchise.

He was originally their 11th overall pick in the 2005 MLB Draft and became one of the best players in franchise history.

McCutchen was selected to five-straight All-Star games from 2011-15, leading the league in hits (194) during the 2012 season and winning National League MVP in 2013. He also finished in the Top-5 of voting from 2012-15.

His first tenure with Pittsburgh ended after nine years when he was traded to the San Francisco Giants before the 2018 season. He was moved at the trade deadline that year to the New York Yankees.

Philadelphia signed the former MVP to a three-year, $50 million contract prior to the 2019 season. Unfortunately, he tore his ACL during the summer after getting off to a hot start and missed the rest of the year.

McCutchen ended his three-year stint with the Phillies recording a slash line of .237/.343/.444 with 47 home runs and 143 RBI.

The slugger returned to the Pirates in 2023, recording his 2,000th career hit during the summer with the organization that drafted him.

He said he’s looking to play two more years before retiring and will attempt to cement himself as one of the franchise’s all-time greats.

McCutchen has their fourth-most homers (215), seventh-most doubles (311), ninth-most total bases (2,607), RBI (768) and ranks 10th in bWAR for their position players (41.9).