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Bianco599's avatar

My 6 year old son told me last night he was "going to be into pirates". Sadly he meant swashbuckling ones that sail the seven seas with peg legs. Such is Pirate fandom I guess.

I'm following Siani and when he returns Kellington. I'm Italian and would like to visit Vermont. Hope y'all have a great day. Go Pitt.

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Mel Schuster - emjayinTN's avatar

"Pirates clinch another losing season". A very difficult goal to achieve considering the Pitching was rated 14th - 9 spots higher than in 2023. Leading the way was our Rotation which adjusted for 110 IP the Pirates ranked 13th - 13th Skenes, 57th Keller, 69th Jones, and 72nd Falter out of 104 Starting Pitchers who have logged at least 110 IP. Ortiz would have been somewhere very close to Jones and Falter with his +0.9 fWAR, but he did not log enough innings as a SP. I think he was our second ranked RP behind Aroldis Chapman.

Why another losing season? Not enough leadership from our field general, Derek Shelton, and not enough consistency in the hit game. Shelton's 5th year of losing seasons since being hired prior to the 2020 season would be more than enough to earn a ticket out of town. Don Kelly would be my choice to step up from Bench Coach to Manager. A local kid who played under Jim Leyland for the Detroit Tigers.

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