Pirates' offer to James Loney was similar to Rays'

The Rays, Pirates, Brewers and Astros all made similar offers to James Loney, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune tweets. Loney got three years and $21 million from the Rays, and elected to stay in Tampa.

The Pirates, obviously, are still without a good option at first base, at least against right-handed pitching. It's good to know they at least bid competitively for Loney, who isn't a great player but was a good match for their needs.