The Pittsburgh Pirates came up empty once again in their search for a marquee third baseman with Eugenio Suarez signing with the division rival Cincinnati Reds.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are pivoting towards a veteran All-Star slugger after failing in their efforts to sign Eugenio Suárez.

Eugenio Suárez and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed on a $15 million, one-year contract, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday night.

Once a fan favorite with the Reds, Eugenio Suárez and his former club are reuniting for a second act that will give it the power bat it has been seeking all offseason. The top free-agent hitter that was remaining on the market,

“They’re not pursuing him. … His response to me was, ‘Look at what he did last year, 49 home runs, and when we got to the trade deadline, there wasn’t a market for him. Arizona barely got a decent return.’”

The St. Louis Cardinals could quietly benefit from the Cincinnati Reds reportedly landing Eugenio

Framber Valdez, Eugenio Surez and other top MLB free agents are dangerously close to missing part of spring training. What's the holdup?