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The top 26 MLB free agents available this offseason, starting with Tarik Skubal
Tarik Skubal is No. 1 with a bullet. After that, this is a weaker-than-usual free agent class.More Team News

Brewers' forgotten ticket promotion aged better than Pirates' entire rebuild
Eleven years later, the Brewers are honoring their Timeless Tickets for the World Series, and Pittsburgh is still asking its fans to believe.
Esmerlyn Valdez's rookie season has troubling parallels to former Pirate's downfall
Esmerlyn Valdez isn't necessarily the destined to become Jack Suwinski, but the Pirates have an opportunity to prevent history from repeating itself.
Pirates' farm system decline exposes a problem Ben Cherington can't keep ignoring
The Pirates have finally graduated many of their top prospects, who once made Pittsburgh's farm system the envy of MLB, but the big-league club doesn't have enough support around the young stars to win. That should fall at the feet of Ben Cherington.
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Guardians' historic playoff pitching run should embarrass Pirates' supposedly elite rotation
Pittsburgh is still talking about what its rotation might eventually become. After seven seasons under Cherington, that distinction should be embarrassing.
Brewers' unlikely NLCS MVP just exposed a major flaw in Pirates' roster construction
Jake Bauers won NLCS MVP after delivering six RBIs in the series, including a two-run double and a bases-loaded walk in Game 4.
Brewers' NLCS victory makes Pirates' historic offensive season look even more meaningless
The Pirates broke their franchise single-season home run record in 2026 but couldn't sustain enough offense to reach October.
Guardians' Chase DeLauter breakout is a reminder of what Pirates must do for Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a budding superstar, and the Pirates can look to the Guardians' success with rookie Chase DeLauter for a blueprint about how to build a contender around their own face of the franchise.
Jared Triolo's Gold Glove nomination exposes Pirates' biggest infield contradiction
The Pirates don't necessarily need to make Jared Triolo an everyday starter, but they do need to construct a roster that doesn't force them to choose between competent defense and competent offense.
Brewers' rookie pitcher just showed Pirates why rotation depth is never optional
Robert Gasser's NLCS Game 3 performance offered a lesson about pitching depth that the Pirates learned the hard way in 2026.
Pirates' Brandon Lowe nightmare just got a very real December deadline
The Pittsburgh Pirates' normal tactic to attempt to retain Brandon Lowe likely won't work in light of a key offseason deadline.
Pirates' biggest 2026 free agency mistake should change Ben Cherington's entire offseason strategy
The Pirates' failed Marcell Ozuna experiment should be a cautionary tale about the dangers of investing in reputation instead of roster fit.
Nick Gonzales' breakout season left Pirates with a much bigger problem than his batting average suggests
Nick Gonzales finally answered the Pirates' longstanding questions about his offensive potential, only to leave them with an equally significant question about his defensive future.

