Brandon Lowe could soon be headed to PNC Park.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays are in the late stages of agreeing to a three-team deal Friday, which will send right-hander Mike Burrows to Houston and infielder Brandon Lowe to Pittsburgh, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Chandler Rome.
It’s a complicated deal, which reportedly involves six total players. Rosenthal provided the specifics of the proposed deal, including where each player will end up once it is completed.
Pirates: infielder Brandon Lowe, left-handed pitcher Mason Montgomery, outfielder Jake Mangum
Astros: right-handed pitcher Mike Burrows
Rays: outfielder Jacob Melton, right-handed pitcher Anderson Brito
Lowe, 31, is the biggest name of the bunch, spending the last eight seasons establishing himself as one of the better power-hitting middle-infielders in the sport — combining to slash .243/.321/.471 with 120 home runs and 333 RBIs since 2021. The Rays only had four above-average bats in their lineup last season, and just traded one of them.
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Burrows, 26, finished with a 3.94 ERA in his first big-league season in 2025.
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