Travis Williams smiled in the face of a steady rain before distributing Thanksgiving dinners Tuesday outside PNC Park, reiterating that the Pittsburgh Pirates have changed neither their expectations nor plans.

Amid reports they are preparing to be spenders in free agency — linked to sluggers Josh Naylor, Kyle Schwarber and Eugenio Suarez — the Pirates president said they had “the resources to be able to do what we need to add aggressively this offseason” following a 71-91 season that resulted in their second consecutive NL Central last-place finish.

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