Locked on Pirates visits to talk Oneil Cruz, Bligh Madris & Jack Suwinski

Locked On Pirates host, Ethan Smith & BaseballBiz meet to
talk the business of the Pirates


Front Office Changes

Neal Huntington leaves and there is a new strategy

Ben Cherington emphasis on putting the young guys on the
field

Enjoying the game

Eric Neander built 

Thank you to Pirates for Tyler Glasnow & Austin Meadows

Meadows traded to Tigers for Isaac Paredes 

Pirates Manager, Derek Shelton, former hitting coach for
Minnesota & Tampa Bay

 Lineups can be a bit interesting 

Ke’Bryan Hayes leads off,   Bryan Reynolds, Jack
Suwinski, Michael Chavis

These guys really gel together

Oneil Cruz should have come up from the Minors sooner

Service Time manipulation? 

Free Agency

Aaron Judge completing his 6 years

Bligh Madris 

Pirates are flat out better than the Chicago Cubs

Winning 4 of their last 5 games is a good thing

Oneil Cruz & Bligh Madris are becoming a huge part of the
offense

Vogelbach speaks to the new blood of the team

Pirates have called up 12 new guys this year

Who will be the leader of this team? Ke’Bryan Hayes?

Watching the Minors and waiting for them to come up, Rays,
Wander Franco example

Past Leadership of the Rays, Charlie Morton, Rich Hill,
Nelson Cruz. This year the Rays are lacking that team leadership

What are the Cubs doing, Sara Sanchez and Bleed Cubbie Blue

Reds not making a difference with Rookie of the Year,
Jonathan India. 

 Will the Reds make a commitment to their team and the
fans to build a better team

NL Central, Cubs & the Reds may not getting better, the
Pirates certainly have a brighter future

The PNC Park experience 

Pittsburgh Pirates have to compete for Steeler s &
Penguins fans

All-Star candidate – David Bednar, pitcher, closer, may be
that guy

Main 2022 goal for the Pirates – Don’t lose 100 games again

70 wins is possible for growth this year

Drastic roster changes since April

Andrew Knapp, Cole Tucker & other no longer with the team

Big Guys in MLB making a difference Daniel Vogelbach, Rowdy
Tellez, Alejandro Kirk

Finding the unsung signings – 2021 Atlanta Braves was amazing
with their mid-season trades



Special Thanks to Ethan Smith from the podcast, Locked On
Pirates. Ethan can be found @mvp_EtHaN, @LockedOnPirates for
sharing his insights into the world of the Pittsburgh
Pirates.

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