Pittsburgh Pirates Neal Huntington reiterated that the team will not address immediate needs through high priced free agents, according to Dejan Kovacevic of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“We’re not going to add a No. 1 starter in free agency,” Huntington said at the PNC Park news conference to introduce top draft pick Jameson Taillon. “We’re not going to add a true, major-league power bat in free-agency.”

However, team president Frank Coonelly said last month the team will be “aggressive” this winter when looking at free agents, but this doesn’t mean they will make a strong attempt at the Cliff Lee-types that will be available.

The team has been working hard at signing young players this year. They signed 16-year-old prospect Luis Heredia of Mexico yesterday for a $2.6 million bonus, and two draft picks – Jameson Taillon ($6.5 million) and Stetson Allie ($2.25 million) were signed earlier this month.

The Pirates currently rank last of the 30 Major Leagues teams in regards to 2010 payroll – $34,933,000. Chris Snyder is their highest paid player on their roster at $5.25 million.