Cherington says Pirates will spend when the time is right.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:15 pm

https://triblive.com/sports/pirates-gm- ... -be-there/

mouse · Post by **mouse** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:31 pm

My thought exactly. Where have we heard that promise before?

Quail · Post by **Quail** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:43 pm

As Mike Lange would say: "I've seen this fish before."

ArnoldRothstein · Post by **ArnoldRothstein** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:05 pm

Again, in free market signings our big pickups have been Liriano at 3 years, $39 million and Nova at 3 years, $26 million. They choked on Happ at 3 years, $36 million. It just seems like their budgeting hasn't accept risk beyond these years/amounts. Has that changed?

SyrBucco · Post by **SyrBucco** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:19 pm

5B687475767E48756E72696E7F73741A0 wrote: Again, in free market signings our big pickups have been Liriano at 3 years, $39 million and Nova at 3 years, $26 million. They choked on Happ at 3 years, $36 million. It just seems like their budgeting hasn't accept risk beyond these years/amounts. Has that changed?
Failure to sign Happ was the worst non-signing I can recall in recent memory. I believe that it cost us the playoffs in 2016.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:23 pm

123833033422222E410 wrote: Again, in free market signings our big pickups have been Liriano at 3 years, $39 million and Nova at 3 years, $26 million. They choked on Happ at 3 years, $36 million. It just seems like their budgeting hasn't accept risk beyond these years/amounts. Has that changed?
Failure to sign Happ was the worst non-signing I can recall in recent memory. I believe that it cost us the playoffs in 2016.
Keeping a pitcher who had turned into a stud before their very eyes (and who would go 20-4 the next year) to compensate for losing a retiring Burnett from a 98 win team profiting from the revenue of record attendance was simply not "the right time" to spend. ::)

2drfischer@gmail.c · Post by **2drfischer@gmail.c** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:38 pm

596A7677747C4A776C706B6C7D7176180 wrote: Again, in free market signings our big pickups have been Liriano at 3 years, $39 million and Nova at 3 years, $26 million. They choked on Happ at 3 years, $36 million. It just seems like their budgeting hasn't accept risk beyond these years/amounts. [highlight]Has that changed?[/highlight]

Two words: no it hasn't.

Lecom · Post by **Lecom** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:18 pm

WOW JUST WOW > SHOW ME!!!!!!!!

2drfischer@gmail.c · Post by **2drfischer@gmail.c** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:04 pm

60494F43412C0 wrote: WOW JUST WOW > SHOW ME!!!!!!!!

I've got $4 in my pocket that says they never will.

Javy · Post by **Javy** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:19 pm

The names may have changed, but the 'spin' remains the same.

Sorry, but I just have to believe that this gibberish is handed down from above. Nutting must really believe that people don't have memories.