In a recent column for The Athletic, Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo floated the idea that Tampa Bay Rays might finally be ready to trade Brandon Lowe — and that the Pittsburgh Pirates would be an ideal landing spot.
Pirates fans should have done a double-take –– not because it sounded unrealistic, but because for once, it sounded right. A left-handed power bat and a middle-infield upgrade who has been part of a winning culture and whose contract doesn't drown payroll? For this franchise, that’s practically a unicorn.
Lowe isn’t a superstar.