Don’t look now but the Pirates are making national news again, and this time it isn’t because a fan fell from the Clemente Wall. No, this time, the Pirates are being linked to — wait for it — an effort to do what it takes to play winning baseball.

The source of such a mind-boggling suggestion is none other than ESPN’s Jeff Passan, a respected voice in the industry with a reputation for providing information rather than hot takes.

Passan reported this week that the Pirates actually tried to land first baseman Josh Naylor before he eventually re-signed with Seattle, that they have legitimate interest in left fielder Kyle Schwarber, that they’ll pursue one of the two Japanese sluggers heading for MLB this offseason, Munetaka Murakami or Kazuma Okamoto, and that they’re considering giving th

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