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MLB HOT TAKE: The Tampa Bay Rays won the Tyler Glasnow trade. Ryan Pepiot—they didn't have to pay—and he's producing at nearly the same level as Glasnow is this season.
MLB Rumor: The Pittsburgh Pirates could be acquiring Edward Cabrera and another player for Braxton Ashcraft, Ji-Hwan Bae, Mitch Jebb/Jun-Seok Shim. Per sources.
If the Pittsburgh Pirates ever have a payroll over $150M you are dead. It's never going to happen and MLB should have allowed Mark Cuban to buy the Pirates instead of Bob Nutting who was gifted everything from his family.
Elly De La Cruz will never and has never been a better version of Oneil Cruz. You can keep dreaming it, but it will never happen. Oneil Cruz being compared to Elly De La Cruz is an insult to Oneil Cruz, who is much, much more talented.
Elly is a slightly better version of Oneil Cruz. For better and worse. He'll likely settle as a .240-.260 type hitter with a 25-27% k-rate and be a perennial 30/30 flirt with a smattering of 40/40 seasons at peak. In other words: a top 5 SS in baseball.
If the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike Clevinger and traded for JP Sears, they would have a legit 1-2-3 punch. Pair that with Marco Gonzales and Martin Perez having a possible bounce-back season, and you're talking about a legit contender.
I don't care what you say, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and Barry Bonds all saved baseball. It was struggling after the 1994-95 strike, and they brought it back. They all deserve a spot in Cooperstown!
6 Starting Pitchers the Pittsburgh Pirates could sign for DIRT Cheap!
Noah Syndergaard
Michael Lorenzen
Mike Clevinger
Johnny Cueto
Julio Urias
Rich Hill
Moneyball is still the perfect strategy for baseball, as seen with the San Diego Padres who tried to buy a World Series and now had to take out $50 Million worth of debt.
The Pittsburgh Pirates might finally be changing their ways, but I feel they only extended Mitch Keller to try to take the heat off The Athletic's article from yesterday.