Pirates Roster & Staff
Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
| 11/30/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Chris Resop to Oakland Athletics for RHP Zack Thornton. |
| 11/30/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent C Russell Martin. |
| 11/30/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates traded RHP Chris Resop to Oakland Athletics for RHP Zack Thornton. |
| 11/30/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates sent 1B Matt Hague outright to Indianapolis Indians. |
| 11/30/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates traded 3B Yamaico Navarro to Baltimore Orioles for RHP Jhondaniel Medina. |
| 11/30/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates traded 3B Yamaico Navarro to Baltimore Orioles for RHP Jhondaniel Medina. |
| 11/28/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates designated Matt Hague for assignment. |
| 11/28/12 | Boston Red Sox traded RHP Zach Stewart to Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| 11/28/12 | Kansas City Royals traded 1B Clint Robinson and RHP Vin Mazzaro to Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Rico, RHP Luis Santos and RHP Luis Santos. |
| 11/28/12 | Kansas City Royals traded 1B Clint Robinson and RHP Vin Mazzaro to Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Rico, RHP Luis Santos and RHP Luis Santos. |
| 11/28/12 | Kansas City Royals traded 1B Clint Robinson and RHP Vin Mazzaro to Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Rico, RHP Luis Santos and RHP Luis Santos. |
| 11/28/12 | Kansas City Royals traded 1B Clint Robinson and RHP Vin Mazzaro to Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Rico, RHP Luis Santos and RHP Luis Santos. |
| 11/28/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates designated Yamaico Navarro for assignment. |
| 11/27/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Philippe Valiquette. |
| 11/21/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Erik Cordier to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| 11/21/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Alex Valdez to a minor league contract. |
| 11/21/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Luis Angel Sanz to a minor league contract. |
| 11/21/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP David Bromberg to a minor league contract. |
| 11/21/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LF Felix Pie to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| 11/21/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Brooks Brown to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| 11/20/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of Hunter Strickland from Altoona Curve. |
| 11/20/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of Vic Black from Altoona Curve. |
| 11/20/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of Tony Sanchez from Indianapolis Indians. |
| 11/20/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of Phil Irwin from Indianapolis Indians. |
| 11/20/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of Ramon Cabrera from Indianapolis Indians. |
| 11/09/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 3B Jared Goedert to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| 11/09/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Ryan Reid to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| 11/09/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster LHP Kris Johnson to spring training. |
| 11/09/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster SS Anderson Hernandez to spring training. |
| 11/09/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 1B Jeff Larish to a minor league contract. |
| 11/08/12 | Ryan Reid roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| 11/08/12 | Ryan Reid roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| 11/06/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent CF Darren Ford to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| 11/03/12 | RHP Jason Grilli elected free agency. |
| 11/03/12 | RHP Chad Qualls elected free agency. |
| 11/03/12 | RHP Kevin Correia elected free agency. |
| 11/03/12 | C Rod Barajas elected free agency. |
| 11/02/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates sent C Roman Ali Solis outright to Indianapolis Indians. |
| 11/02/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Nick Hutchings. |
| 11/01/12 | Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Wyatt Toregas. |