Major League Baseball free agency is almost here for every team in the league, an exciting time for fans, teams, and players. 

As we approach the offseason, there are many interesting teams to watch out for, and hopefully, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be one of them. 

The Pirates haven't done enough in recent years to suggest that we should believe they have an opportunity to land some of the top players available, but they might not need to do that for them to be the team we're all looking for them to be. 

We understand that the Pirates aren't going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars. 

However, there are still many under-the-radar players coming off great years or established professionals who could truly help this team. 

One player in particular who might make sense for Pittsburgh is Trent Grisham, the New York Yankees outfielder who just came off a career season. 

Grisham might be more expensive than anybody would’ve expected entering last season, but for good reason. It might be a bit of a risk to give him the money he's looking for, but Jim Bowden of The Athletic, a former MLB GM, too, believes that the Pirates are one of the teams that could be involved, and predicted that he'd only land a two-year, $30 million deal. 

“Grisham put together one of the best seasons of his career at a good time, hitting a career-high 34 homers. He had an up-and-down season production-wise but still managed to be one of the Yankees’ most productive position players overall (3.5 bWAR). He’s never hit for average in his career, but he can draw walks, showed impressive power this season and can play all three outfield positions. That said, he profiles more as a platoon outfielder against right-handers than an everyday center fielder.

“Best team fits: Yankees, Pirates, Rockies, Twins, White Sox, Angels. Contract prediction: 2-years, $30 million,” he wrote.

If the Pirates could walk out of free agency with Grisham and maybe two or three other bats, I think we could go into next year saying that they might have a chance to compete for a Wild Card spot. 

Given how bad the NL Central typically is, the Pirates should be able to win some of their division games. 

Grisham himself wouldn't be the perfect player in Pittsburgh or guarantee anything for the organization, but he'd be a great step in the right direction, and that's all we can ask for at this point.