Tell me if you heard this one before: the Pittsburgh Pirates missed out on a free agent target (this time, Jorge Polanco) that they were reportedly interested in. The Bucs were reportedly making a serious push to sign Polanco, but the power hitter ended up signing a two-year contract worth $40 million ($20 million AAV) with the New York Mets. The offseason is far from over, but after missing out on such a big power threat, the Pirates must turn their attention to Brandon Lowe from the Tampa Bay Rays.
Lowe is another power hitter the Pirates have been strongly connected to, and is a very similar player to Polanco.