MLB insider makes worrisome connection between Pirates and controversial slugger

Atlanta Braves v Detroit Tigers | Nic Antaya/GettyImagesKen Rosenthal of The Athletic reported this week that the Pittsburgh Pirates "continue to explore any number of ways to improve their offense. He threw out a few names we've already seen connected to the Pirates –– trade candidates like Brandon Lowe and Luis Robert Jr., and free agents like Ryan O'Hearn and Kazuma Okamoto.

But he also mentioned a new name –– Marcell Ozuna –– that should immediately set off alarms in Pittsburgh.

Yes, the Pirates need bats. Desperately. They finished near the bottom of baseball in runs, home runs and OPS, and this lineup cannot just “develop” its way out of that reality. But there’s a massive difference…