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<t>I enjoyed watching Santana play defense. First time in a long while that the Pirates had someone at first who could scope it and consistently make the 3-6-3 double play. He always seemed to hustle and was one of the team's better (a low bar) base-runners. His hitting is about what the team should...

<t>Geez, Machado gets drilled in the back but he is in today's starting line-up while Soto sits one out. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I thought that the Padres were trying to climbing back into the pennant race. Perhaps the Padres have been consulting the Pirates' analysts and manager regarding the need ...

<t>Williams' family was well represented at the game. Great that he got into the game late and then made that dazzling tag at 2nd and gaining a well deserved walk off of Hader after fouling off a boatload of pitches. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Also convenient for the family that the Pirates were playin...

Unfortunately, half of the folks listening will not know who Drysdale is.

<t>Jason Mackey is reporting that the Pirates are recalling Alika Williams to replace Marcano after last night's unfortunate injury. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> He is not on the 40 man roster so someone will need to be eliminated. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Seeing as it is now nearly August, and Jalin Garc...

<t>If Santana continues to mash against the Padres like he did last night, and play the same quality defense that he did last night, perhaps he will be staying behind in San Diego. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Cronenworth, Carpenter, Rivas, and others have not provided the Padres much production at first...

<t>Perhaps I am a bit slow in catching on to the modern way of constructing a line-up, but I don't get batting Suwinski (or Cruz before he was hurt) first. I believe your best power hitters should be hitting lower in the order. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Besides some sub-par pitching, I don't know what...

So what you are saying is that there is a potential landing spot in the majors for Will Crowe, Cody Bolton, Duane Underwood, and Chase DeJong.

<t>Just to be clear --- I am not denigrating Skenes for signing for less than slot value or the Pirates for signing him for $9.2 mil; which is nearly $500,000 more than any other draft pick has received in the past. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> What I am curious about is how the Bucs will or will not all...

<t>Pirates officially sign Skenes for $9.2 vs a slot value of $9.721.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> While it is great to see Skenes sign, the Pirates are now more than $1 mil under slot value. I am anxious to see how (if) they spend this money, and if not, their explanation for why they didn't use the full...