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What Will It Cost the Pirates to Keep Brandon Lowe?
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The Pirates have extended Brandon Lowe a $23.15 million qualifying offer, but that’s only the beginning of what could become one of Pittsburgh’s biggest decisions of the offseason.
Alex Stumpf breaks down Lowe’s potential free-agent market, the massive gap between early contract projections, which teams could compete with the Pirates and why a deal around four years and $75–80 million may ultimately make sense. With 2027 shaping up as a pivotal season for Pittsburgh, how much long-term risk should the Pirates be willing to take to keep him?
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