According to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, the Pittsburgh Pirates are closing in on a deal with free agent outfielder Ryan Church.

It is possible that a deal could be announced within the next few days, but some sources cautioned that  “steps in the process are still remaining.”

If Church joins the Pirates, he will join an outfield that includes center fielder Andrew McCutchen and left fielder Lastings Milledge.  Church will likely play right field, where he is most experienced.

Church, 31, split time with the Mets and Braves in 2009.  Atlanta acquired Church when they traded outfielder Jeff Francoeur to the Mets last July.  In 111 games in 2009 with the Braves and Mets, Church hit 4 home runs with 40 RBIs and had a .273 batting average.

You can see Ryan Church’s contract history and statistics here.