The 2013 season for the Pirates was magical. It was the first time in 20 years they had reached both a .500+ record, and a postseason appearance. I’m sure you can remember everything from Gerrit Cole’s debut, to the 2013 NL Wild Card ‘Cueto’ game.
In all the excitement, it’s easy to forget small headlines and glanced over them. Today, I want to bring up one that I found while going through MLB Trade Rumors’ archives: The time the Pirates almost acquired Giancarlo Stanton.
The according to the article’s author, Jeff Todd,
“the Pirates’s made a significant offer”
for the then Miami Marlins slugger.