Ben Cherington explains what attracted him to a smaller market like Pittsburgh, contrasts organizational pitching development with hitting development, and details the rationale for selecting Paul Skenes first overall in 2023. Cherington describes the club's long stretch without multi-year free-agent signings, assesses whether there is urgency to accelerate competitive progress, and outlines the calculus of subtracting pitching to add hitting. Cherington also addresses what percentage of public rumors are grounded in fact. Anthony Franco joins to add related MLB analysis. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and via a web player, with "So Long" by Showoff as the intro/outro.
This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Pirates general manager Ben Cherington to discuss... What attracted Cherington to a smaller market like Pittsburgh (2:40) Why have the Pirates been so much better at developing pitching than hitting? (5:10) The choice of picking Paul Skenes first overall in 2023 (9:05) The Pirates not having signed a free agent to a multi-year deal in many years (13:45) Is there a sense of urgency for the Pirates to make something happen in the near future? (16:20) The balance of subtracting pitching to add hitting (18:45) What percentage of rumors that make it to the public are based in fact? (22:30)
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Plus, Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors joins the show to discuss... Check out our past episodes! The podcast intro and outro song "So Long" is provided courtesy of the band Showoff. Check out their Facebook page here! Photo courtesy of Charles LeClaire, Imagn Images
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