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Cubs should steal this longtime rival while the drama’s still hot

Believe it or not, the Pittsburgh Pirates are actually having a really nice offseason.

They've added Ryan O'Hearn, Jhostynxon Garcia, and Brandon Lowe to a moribund offense, as well as a pair of electric southpaws to the bullpen in Mason Montgomery and Gregory Soto. Those units should be able to supplement an elite rotation headlined by Paul Skenes, Mitch Keller, and Bubba Chandler, and it wouldn't be a shock if the Buccos returned to the NL Central relevancy for the first time in a decade this upcoming season.

But, of course, it's not all sunshine and rainbows for the Chicago Cubs' cellar-dwelling rivals.