Well… so much for the dream of Kazuma Okamoto in black and gold. The Pittsburgh Pirates shot their shot — real money, real intent, real meetings — and actually swung at a top-of-the-market bat.
But Okamoto chose the reigning American League champion Toronto Blue Jays, and the Pirates are left standing at third base with an empty glove and one big question: Now what?
According to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Bucs may have their answer in free-agent third baseman Eugenio Suárez. And honestly?