The Pittsburgh Pirates made their biggest splash of the offseason on Friday when they acquired second baseman Brandon Lowe, outfielder Jake Mangum and lefty reliever Mason Montgomery from the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-team trade that routed Mike Burrows to the Houston Astros.

The Pirates are expected to miss out on the Kyle Schwarber sweepstakes. Pittsburgh put together a deal that apparently isn't good enough.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have had four winning seasons in the last 33 years. They haven’t been to the playoffs since 2015, haven’t won a division title since 1992, and haven’t won a postseason series since beating the Baltimore Orioles in the 1979 World Series.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are active at the winter meetings and reportedly have interest in Brandon Lowe and Willi Castro.

Pirates ownership is reportedly willing to invest in the roster this offseason. Although their first attempt to lure a top free agent to Pittsburgh came up short, the Pirates reportedly offered first baseman Josh Naylor a contract worth more than $78 million.

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't landed their key free agent signing this offseason and they aren't any closer to doing so now then they were at the

Pittsburgh Pirates president Travis Williams promised that there are resources to “add aggressively” this offseason, so the big story at the start of the MLB Winter Meetings is whether they’ll be serious spenders.