Rumors: Pirates $120 Million offer to Kyle Schwarber was a PR stunt

Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber inked a 5 year, $150 million this week in returning to the Philadelphia Phillies. The buzz in the industry was the Pittsburgh Pirates making a play for Schwarber in offering a four-year contract in the range of $120-$122 million However, who didn’t see this one coming in that Pittsburgh’s offer is being regarded as a PR stunt by rival teams. Top MLB insider Ken Rosenthal reports some “sources in the industry” believe the Pirates offer was a “performative” gesture, essentially a PR stunt. What the Pirates likely did was create a PR mess in the coming months for themselves by acting like their big-game hunting without.

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