Of all the difficult decisions facing the Pittsburgh Pirates this winter, there’s one move that shouldn’t require much internal debate at all. Bringing back Brandon Lowe is the single most important thing this front office does before pitchers and catchers report in 2027. To understand why Lowe matters so much, you have to remember what the Pirates looked like before he got here. In 2025, Pittsburgh finished dead last in baseball in home runs with just 117 — the only team in