Weekly Report: Quiet Time: Lowe Gets QO, Baddoo Claimed, Mattson Goes To Seattle, Top 40 Prospects, Salary Cap Pushed Back To '28
Time to pave the road for ’27…
Pirates Stuff:
- The Pirates made a qualifying offer worth $23.15M to Brandon Lowe, who has until Nov. 17 to say yes or no. It’s only good for a year, so we expect a nay, but it does get the Bucs a compensatory draft pick if he leaves. In more Lowe-down news, Brandon was selected as a Silver Slugger finalist; winners will be announced Nov. 17.
- The Pirates claimed OF Akil Baddoo from the Brewers; the 28-year-old lefty batter hit .252 for AAA Nashville last year after spending 2021-25 with the Tigers (.228 BA/88 OPS+).
- The Mariners claimed RHP Isaac Mattson off waivers. He had a 5.35 ERA in 38 2026 outings after a pretty solid campaign (3-3/2.45) in ’25.
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| Wyatt Sanford – AFL All-Star 2026 MLB Pipeline |
- MLB Pipeline picked their Top 40 Prospects by their long-term value. Number one was SS Konnor Griffin, with RHP Bubba Chandler at #14 and OF Esmerlyn Valdez checking in at #33.
- Slated to play at PNC Park on Aug. 6 and 7, the Savannah Bananas scheduled a third game v the Indianapolis Clowns for Sunday, Aug. 8. A lottery for tickets has already closed, but you can sign up to get on a waiting list if you’re into Banana-rama.
- The Arizona Fall Stars Game played Sunday had one Pirates rep, IF Wyatt Sanford. He’s batting .283 w/two HR for Glendale. Sanford got into the Arizona Fall Ball All-Star Game in the seventh inning; he went 0-for-2 with a flyout and K. The NL Prospects beat back the AL pups by a 6-4 final tally.
MLB Stuff:
- RHP Kyle Nicolas was DFA’ed by the Nats. In three years with the Bucs (2023-25) his line was 3-4/4.68, averaging nine K per nine innings but also issuing five walks in the same frame.
- Tampa Bay added OF Jack Suwinski to its 40-man roster. He hit .199 w/57 HR for the Bucs from 2022-25.
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| Jack Suwinski – 2025 Topps |
- RHP Cody Ponce, who worked for the Bucs from 2020-21 before going to Japan, was flipped from Toronto’s IR to its 40-man.
- The NYY tendered a qualifying offer to the Renegade, Dave Bednar.
- Lefty Josh Fleming, who worked 25 outings for Pittsburgh in 2024 (1-1-1/4.02), signed a minor league deal with the Cards.
- MLB pushed back its salary cap ask until the 2028 season, saying it’s messing with free agency too much to implement for ’27. The league is proposing a $180.2M floor and $258.2M cap. The MLBPA released a statement saying they weren’t impressed.
Source: https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2026/11/weekly-report-quiet-time-lowe-gets-qo.html
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