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Catch22's avatar

I'd bet a dollar the Pirates do something of significance (for them) this week.

I'm guessing a trade and the Perez signing and something like Bader or Manaea.

PirateFest is this weekend, they're going to do something.

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Docdon385's avatar

If Nutting was a real businessman, which is something people claim he is but if so it certainly doesn't show in his ownership of the Pirates, he would invest in the team and increase it's standing and value.

If, and that word is enormous in this instance, the Pirates were to sign Bellinger to a $70-75 million dollar three year contract (and don't believe the very old and weary claim that they can't afford it because they certainly can) and Lorenzen for three years at $9-10 million a year that would amount to somewhere around $30-35 million a year, which not much more than they spent last year for the five mediocre players they signed then.

Those two players or ones like them would excite the entire fan base and get a lot of on-the-fence fans interested. Season ticket sales would go up immediately and the national media types would take notice leading to more people watching on TV and buying "Pirate stuff." The Pirates would make most of that money back, maybe more, by honestly fielding a better team instead of waiting for MLB to pay them their share of revenue sharing. A decent businessman might consider doing something like that, but the Pirates ownership doesn't fit that category. It's a shame, and I mean that term in both senses of the word (it's too bad and shame on them).

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