The Pirates are expected to make changes to their front office and coaching staff this offseason, but manager Clint Hurdle believes his job is secure. Hurdle told The Athletic on Wednesday that he recently received assurance from the organization that he will be back as manager next year. It will be Hurdle’s 10th season with the Pirates and his 18th as a major-league manager.



The Pirates are in the last days of a failed season, a last-place finish in the National League Central, and both Hurdle and general manager Neal Huntington have two years left on the contract extensions they signed in September 2017. Hurdle’s return would seem to suggest his boss Huntington isn’t going anywhere either, although his fate at this time is unclear. Now, the clock continues to tick as Huntington and Hurdle try drawing a roadmap to relevance, as they did earlier this decade, and bring a contender back to life.



“We had a nice season last year. We had some...