WEBVTT - Did the Pirates do enough before the trade deadline?

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<v Speaker 1>What's up, everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to another episode of Bucko Territory, presented to

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<v Speaker 2>you by the Foul Territory Network. I'm Noah Hiles, joining

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<v Speaker 2>me as always oh my co host Josh Harrison, and

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<v Speaker 2>Platinum Key aka Mark. We have a special Tuesday edition

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<v Speaker 2>of Bucko Territory, no Wednesday mail Bag this week. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just gonna be the Tuesday Trade deadline recap show. We

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<v Speaker 2>were recording this Monday evening at eight o'clock Eastern time.

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<v Speaker 2>I just filed my column for the Post Gazette, which

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<v Speaker 2>you should totally read. I also just got off a

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<v Speaker 2>zoom with Ben Cherrington, which all the media we're on.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark is just got done doing his laughs of celebration

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<v Speaker 2>because the Pirates finally addressed the bullpen and Josh joined

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<v Speaker 2>us too, so we've.

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<v Speaker 1>Got a lot to go on.

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<v Speaker 2>The Pirates made three really interesting moves on the final

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<v Speaker 2>day before the deadline. They acquired Luke Weaver, they acquired Kirbyates,

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<v Speaker 2>and they acquired Lake Boker. We're gonna break down all

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<v Speaker 2>three of those moves, but before we do, guys just

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<v Speaker 2>want to get your overall thoughts on the Pirates trade

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<v Speaker 2>deadline activities. They in the end add four right handers

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<v Speaker 2>to this bullpen. Looks like Carmon Machinsky's moving to the

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<v Speaker 2>starting rotation now that Mitch Keller, as they just announced,

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<v Speaker 2>will be out for the rest of the year. So guys,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you think for new righties? It's a brand

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<v Speaker 2>new bullpen for this team.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, go ahead.

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<v Speaker 4>It It needed some rewiring, and you know, I think

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<v Speaker 4>they addressed in a lot of ways. And as you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 4>Mitch Keller went you know, went down, so I think

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<v Speaker 4>that also boosted it. Knowing that, you know, given you know,

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<v Speaker 4>what Mitch was undergoing, they addressed the need. And when

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<v Speaker 4>I saw the moves come across, it was, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>pretty exciting to see, you know, them making some moves.

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<v Speaker 5>Obviously to a US a bullpen that needed some help.

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<v Speaker 4>So initial reaction was, Okay, they addressed something that was

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<v Speaker 4>a dire need from the beginning, and we'll see how

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<v Speaker 4>itppens out. But first, first initial reaction was they got

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<v Speaker 4>some guys that you know, definitely pick your interest.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm really happy. It was a bit of a

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<v Speaker 3>stressful day just because the pirates waited until quite literally

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<v Speaker 3>almost the last minute, and so you're sitting there just

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<v Speaker 3>being like, are are they gonna make a move. You're

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<v Speaker 3>seeing all these other trades happen. The stove was really hot,

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<v Speaker 3>and all of a sudden you start hearing the rumors like, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>Luke Weaver, Pirates getting close, and then it happened, and

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<v Speaker 3>I am just I'm over the moon right now. This

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<v Speaker 3>this bullpen needed a shot in the arm. They got

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<v Speaker 3>three of them and four of them if you're counting

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<v Speaker 3>to vall as well, so it's completely revamped. Like you said, Noah,

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<v Speaker 3>very very exciting from a Pirates fan perspective. I've seen

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of people that are very very pleasantly surprised,

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<v Speaker 3>or not surprised but pleased, I should say, with how

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<v Speaker 3>this trade deadline went. Maybe one piece short, like if

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<v Speaker 3>you wanted a bat, but I mean, if you're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>miss on one thing, you couldn't miss on the bullpen

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<v Speaker 3>and getting Luke Weaver to add to this back end,

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<v Speaker 3>just yeah, that's gonna be a huge help. Or are

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<v Speaker 3>your thoughts Noah, Yeah, I just.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean overall, I agree.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think the only thing that keeps this

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<v Speaker 2>from an A plus is the fact that they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>add a starter, although they technically did with Carmen exactly right,

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<v Speaker 2>and they added so many right handers that, like, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't see how you could have kept Carmen in the

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen with all of this else.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they could have, but they would have had

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<v Speaker 1>to use them in a role anyway. So there's that

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<v Speaker 1>part of it. But also just like looking what they

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<v Speaker 1>gave up.

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<v Speaker 2>I wrote about this extensively, and I also I feel,

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<v Speaker 2>like we've talked about on the show last year, one

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<v Speaker 2>of their top priorities at the deadline was just strength

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<v Speaker 2>than the lower levels of the farm system, and a

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<v Speaker 2>handful of prospects that they acquired last year at last

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<v Speaker 2>year's deadline were used to make this year's team better,

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<v Speaker 2>the most notable being Sammy Stefora, the number nine prospect.

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<v Speaker 2>The only top ten prospect that they moved was used

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<v Speaker 2>to acquire Luke Weaver, and the Mets liked this guy

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<v Speaker 2>so much that they ate a huge chunk of weavers

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<v Speaker 2>salary to get him. And if I told you at

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning of July that this is what they would

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<v Speaker 2>get without giving up only you know two of their

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<v Speaker 2>top twenty. The other guy was Omar Alfonso and the

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<v Speaker 2>Deval deal and Alfonso's going to be Rule five eligible

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of this year, and he was not

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<v Speaker 2>getting added to this forty man so they were going

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<v Speaker 2>to lose him anyway, potentially to the Rule five draft.

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<v Speaker 2>And then everything else. I mean, one of the guys

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<v Speaker 2>in the Bednar return went in the Bocker package, and

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<v Speaker 2>I just and they essentially flipped Alika Williams for Kirby Yates.

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<v Speaker 2>The guy that they got in return for Alika Williams

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<v Speaker 2>is what they used to get the one rental player here.

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<v Speaker 3>For Luke Weaver.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, to Brian Hayes for Luke Weaver is a remarkable return.

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<v Speaker 2>But overall, you look at it, you give up hardly

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<v Speaker 2>anything from your farm system, and the one significant prospect

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<v Speaker 2>that you did give up is a shortstop.

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<v Speaker 1>You got shortstop covered for a long time, so.

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<v Speaker 2>That's gonna be okay. So you didn't give up a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of prospect capital. You didn't really add any salary

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<v Speaker 2>at all, which you know some fans can take a

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<v Speaker 2>gripe with. But overall, I mean, they kind of did

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<v Speaker 2>it efficiently at least, and yeah, they followed their plan

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<v Speaker 2>from last year. There's just a lot to like. Three

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<v Speaker 2>of these four guys have at least one more year

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<v Speaker 2>of remaining control. Bokers under control through twenty thirty, and

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<v Speaker 2>three of these four guys have pitched in the postseason,

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<v Speaker 2>which is the clear goal that they have now backed

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<v Speaker 2>up twice, once in the offseason and once in the

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<v Speaker 2>regular season now with this trade deadline. So that's my

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<v Speaker 2>analysis on the overall thing. But really what makes this

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<v Speaker 2>a good deadline for the Pirates is Luke Weaver. If

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<v Speaker 2>they get Baker and if they get Yates and Dovall,

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<v Speaker 2>you feel fine. But Baker's able to be what Boker's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be, which is essentially last year's Karmen Majinski,

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<v Speaker 2>and Yates is able to be essentially a right handed

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<v Speaker 2>version of Sodo, and Dovaal is able to be the

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<v Speaker 2>project that he's supposed to be rather than a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that you're forcing into a high leverage role.

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<v Speaker 1>Because you went and acquired probably the best relief.

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<v Speaker 3>Pitcher that was doubt about to say.

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<v Speaker 2>And we already talked about the package, but I mean

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<v Speaker 2>they they literally, I mean you could have gone gotten better, obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>like you could have got Mason Miller.

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<v Speaker 1>You could have.

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<v Speaker 2>As far as everyone who has moved, I don't see

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<v Speaker 2>a reliever that was moved that I like more than

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<v Speaker 2>Luke Weaver. And the fact that you're paying him the

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<v Speaker 2>league minimum for the remainder of this year, and you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna pay him less money next year than what you're

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<v Speaker 2>paying Gregory Soto this year. That is a dream scenario.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a dream trade win for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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<v Speaker 2>Even if Sammy Stefora pans out to be a really

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<v Speaker 2>good player, I have a hard time imagining he's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be better than Connor Griffin. So overall, that is

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<v Speaker 2>a massive win for the Pirates. And that's all I

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<v Speaker 2>have to say on Weaver.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, when we brought up Weaver on the show earlier

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<v Speaker 3>as a potential trade target for the Pirates, we all

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<v Speaker 3>glow loved it. Obviously really talented, but we said there's

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<v Speaker 3>twelve and a half million reasons why it might not

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<v Speaker 3>make sense for the Pirates. And that was twelve and

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<v Speaker 3>a half million dollars that he is owed next year

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<v Speaker 3>in twenty twenty seven. Now, the Mets gave what was

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<v Speaker 3>it like six million or something, so he's going to

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<v Speaker 3>be owed six and yeah year, So six and a

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<v Speaker 3>half million for Luke Weaver, which I mean, yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 3>he's on the like getting older, but still that that's

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<v Speaker 3>a steal for the level of production that he's been

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<v Speaker 3>putting up this year. So yeah, instantly address that concern. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>fantastic trade mets really really must like Sammy suffer. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>he had a crazy month of July, like fourteen runs

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<v Speaker 3>or something, I want to say, just ridiculous. But also

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<v Speaker 3>that's in Greensboro where yeah a little bit easier today.

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<v Speaker 3>Hit home runs down there.

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<v Speaker 1>Sotstop in their low level, So.

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<v Speaker 3>That's no no, I yeah, completely agree. Yeah, but the

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<v Speaker 3>fact that they didn't give up anything more and got

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<v Speaker 3>cash back is just well done.

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<v Speaker 4>Ben, Yeah, that was gonna be the point that I

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<v Speaker 4>brung brung up because when we covered Luke Weaver, we

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<v Speaker 4>did say the price tag or whatever was going to

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<v Speaker 4>be something that they would have to get creative with.

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<v Speaker 4>And obviously they got creative with it was able to

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<v Speaker 4>make something happen, and they saw like we did and

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of other fans that you know, this is

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<v Speaker 4>a potential really good fit for Luke Weaver, and I

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<v Speaker 4>think a lot of people were excited for that. My

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<v Speaker 4>cousin had even texted me from Cleveland, you know, following

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<v Speaker 4>the Pirates. He said he was at work and he

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<v Speaker 4>was like, Weaver to the Pirates. Yeah, so people you

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<v Speaker 4>know that aren't even necessarily like every day Pirates fans,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, saw it as an exciting move.

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<v Speaker 5>So mm hm, kudos to that Land and Weaver.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, so we talked Weaver. We're going to take

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<v Speaker 1>a quick break.

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<v Speaker 2>When we come back, we're going to talk Kirby Yates,

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<v Speaker 2>the second of the three right handers added by the

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<v Speaker 2>Pirates on Monday, Monday afternoon before the trade deadline.

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<v Speaker 2>Kirby Yates was reliever number two added. I thought that

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<v Speaker 2>was the big move at the at.

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<v Speaker 1>The buzzer, Yeah, it was wrong. It got even better.

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<v Speaker 2>But Curbyates is a guy who has played a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of Major League Baseball. I mean yeah, look at his

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<v Speaker 2>draft year two thousand and five. That's more than twenty

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<v Speaker 2>years ago. And he's thirty nine years old. Veteran right hander,

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<v Speaker 2>a guy who you know his savant it's very hot

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<v Speaker 2>or cold.

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<v Speaker 1>He gets a lot, a lot of chase.

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<v Speaker 2>The numbers should probably be better what they are in

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<v Speaker 2>certain areas, but he's also going to.

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<v Speaker 1>Allow a lot of fly balls.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know it's hard kunkie barrelum. Yeah, in hard

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<v Speaker 2>contact boom or Bust. I'm not super pressed on breaking

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<v Speaker 2>down Kirby Yates. I feel like if you've watched Major

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<v Speaker 2>League baseball over the last decade, you have an idea

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<v Speaker 2>of what this guy can do. But one thing I'm

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<v Speaker 2>very interested to get is Josh's opinion on the value

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<v Speaker 2>that comes with adding a player like Kirby Yates to

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<v Speaker 2>this type of team. He's thirty nine years old, He's

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<v Speaker 2>played a lot of baseball, He's had success in his career,

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<v Speaker 2>He's pitched in the postseason. Josh, when you add that

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<v Speaker 2>rental veteran, everyone talks about the big sexy, you know, superstars,

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<v Speaker 2>and in a way they did that with Weaver, right,

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<v Speaker 2>they got one of the best relief pitchers in Major

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<v Speaker 2>League Baseball. But there is a lot of unspoken value

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't show up on a savant chart or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>on the back of a baseball card that comes from

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<v Speaker 2>adding a vet who has literally seen it all. And Josh,

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<v Speaker 2>can you just kind of give us some context as

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<v Speaker 2>to what that brings to a clubhouse, especially to an

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<v Speaker 2>area of the team that was really lacking that confidence

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<v Speaker 2>and perspective.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, you mentioned a guy that's been around, and

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<v Speaker 4>you mentioned he's seen it all, coming to a bullpen who, unfortunately, you.

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<v Speaker 5>Know, has had his fair share of struggles.

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<v Speaker 4>And when you say a guy that's seen it all,

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<v Speaker 4>he's also seen his fair share of struggles. But you

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<v Speaker 4>know what you have is a fresh face, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>a fresh voice that you know these guys in the

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<v Speaker 4>bullpen can resonate with to say, Okay, this guy's been

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<v Speaker 4>where we've been before, you know, so so he can

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<v Speaker 4>not necessarily show them the way, but you know, show

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<v Speaker 4>them in moments like, yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>Man, I've been there before.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I know what it's like, you know, in

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<v Speaker 4>a postseason hunt, I know what it's like when you're

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<v Speaker 4>in these crunch time games and you know you're the

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<v Speaker 4>guy called upon in a bullpen struggling. You know, they

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<v Speaker 4>really didn't have much of that, and you know he's

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<v Speaker 4>gonna be a fresh face, a fresh voice that you know,

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<v Speaker 4>when when you can pick the brain of somebody that's

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<v Speaker 4>done what you're trying to do for quite a bit,

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<v Speaker 4>there's nothing like experience. And when you can find a

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<v Speaker 4>guy who's had some experience, had success, who's been through

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<v Speaker 4>it all, who's had some failures, what better person to

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<v Speaker 4>learn from than somebody that, as you have said, has

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<v Speaker 4>seen it all, and like you said, you know what

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<v Speaker 4>you're gonna.

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<v Speaker 5>Get with him from what I remember facing Kirby, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>He's got a split throws, you know, fastball, a little

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<v Speaker 4>bit of sinker. But with that sometimes you're gonna run

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<v Speaker 4>into issues where I'm sure when he's getting hit it's

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<v Speaker 4>probably familily being to split up because I think that's

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<v Speaker 4>when he got in trouble when we would face him.

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<v Speaker 4>But as I said, a guy who has you know,

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<v Speaker 4>lived and died with you know, being convicted, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>with his pitches, that's the reason he's been around for

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<v Speaker 4>that long. And you know, guys that are convicted usually

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<v Speaker 4>walk around with a lot of confidence. And those are

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<v Speaker 4>guys that you really can't get to and in a

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<v Speaker 4>in a bullpen that's been you know, kind of beat

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<v Speaker 4>up and bruised a little bit. It'll be nice to

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<v Speaker 4>have somebody that's like, hey, whatever's been done in the past,

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<v Speaker 4>trust me, there's more ahead that you know, you can

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<v Speaker 4>you can write the ship and you know pretty much

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<v Speaker 4>say what happened in the past is in the past.

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<v Speaker 5>That's that's tough thing for relievers to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I know, I was just gonna say, I was

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<v Speaker 2>going to tee you up here as a guy who

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<v Speaker 2>you know has played a little less Major League Baseball

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<v Speaker 2>than Josh. I know you can't really follow with that

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<v Speaker 2>type of perspective, but just overall your thoughts on just

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<v Speaker 2>what he could provide to this team as far as

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<v Speaker 2>you know what you see on the statue, Josh gave

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<v Speaker 2>the off the field stuff, the plubhouse stuff, But like,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you think he adds as far as what

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<v Speaker 2>the numbers show?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, pull back up his stackcast page here. The chaf

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<v Speaker 3>and chase and with percentage are what jump out of me.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean he is looking for strikeouts and if that's

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<v Speaker 3>that's how he's going to pitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>Really nice to have a guy in your bullpen who's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna have that kind of k rate that you can

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<v Speaker 3>go to. Like if you have runners on and you

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<v Speaker 3>need a guy who's gonna get strikeouts, you can turn

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<v Speaker 3>to Kirby and go, hey, you're you have eleven plus

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<v Speaker 3>years of service time, you've done this before. You can

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<v Speaker 3>trust him and rely on him. So I really like

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<v Speaker 3>the move. I think you guys hit the nail on

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<v Speaker 3>the head talking about just bringing the veteran leadership aspect,

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<v Speaker 3>because if you look at this Bullpen, I mean they're

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<v Speaker 3>just really wasn't a lot of that at all, and

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<v Speaker 3>the guys who have been there, you know, have been struggling,

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<v Speaker 3>Like Dennis Santana, he's gone now. He was probably one

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<v Speaker 3>of your leaders, Johan Santana or Johan Johann Ramirez as

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<v Speaker 3>like he's always happy, like go lucky, but like I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know if you're looking at him as like you're

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<v Speaker 3>the leader of your like or Bullpen. So yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 3>bringing that kind of voice, like Joshua saying, I think

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<v Speaker 3>even as a fan, you can just recognize, like in

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<v Speaker 3>your own life, you've seen people that have that kind

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<v Speaker 3>of experience that have been through the Ringer and can

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<v Speaker 3>help you. Now I have to learn those mistakes on

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<v Speaker 3>your own, if you will. So yeah, really looking forward

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<v Speaker 3>to seeing what Kirby can bring you. Found thoughts on.

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<v Speaker 2>Him, No, Yeah, I just kind of look at it

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<v Speaker 2>like you look at his stats, Like two years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he had thirty three saves.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah really really yeah, and that's not the player the

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<v Speaker 1>Pirates are acquiring anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but we at.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they just need average relief pitching, and that's what

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<v Speaker 2>this guy is. He's an average reliever, he's a seventh

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<v Speaker 2>inning guy. He's a second right handed option, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>because if they want to use Weaver as your traditional

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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning guy, which I wouldn't be opposed to doing.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if I'd be like I'm lobbying for

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<v Speaker 1>that to be the thing that they use or the

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<v Speaker 1>way they use him.

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<v Speaker 2>But if he is, you now have like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's just a right handed greg and Sodo

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<v Speaker 2>probably in an eighth inning role or eighth inning if

0:17:05.040 --> 0:17:07.960
<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of lefties coming up, makes sense. In

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing for Yates, and especially now that you

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<v Speaker 2>have other options, you can use Montgomery or Balker, who

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to talk about next They have just so

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<v Speaker 2>many more options, and he's just one of many options.

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<v Speaker 1>If it was just him, don't love it.

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<v Speaker 2>But the fact that he's one of a whole bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of options that makes this team.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot better.

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<v Speaker 3>He's an improved up, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>For sure.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're gonna take another break then we would come

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<v Speaker 2>and we're going to talk about it next year.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark. I'm not even gonna play the clip. Just play

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<v Speaker 1>the clip.

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<v Speaker 5>Amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>So Lake Boker, if it happens, you heard it here

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<v Speaker 2>from Yeah, I will take the most nauseating.

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<v Speaker 3>You'll be watching this. I know his Twitter right now, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I'll be.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be calling everyone I know in that front office

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<v Speaker 2>being like I.

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<v Speaker 3>Deserve you guys, got this from me, just so you do.

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<v Speaker 1>And I want to be abundantly clear.

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<v Speaker 2>I have not talked to anyone in any baseball organization

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<v Speaker 2>ever about Lake Boker. I have never had one conversation.

0:19:23.000 --> 0:19:25.040
<v Speaker 2>I just watched him against the Pirates last year on

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<v Speaker 2>Opening Day and I said that name rules, and I

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<v Speaker 2>look into him and I can't get him out of

0:19:29.480 --> 0:19:32.239
<v Speaker 2>my mind. He's just my favorite player that no one

0:19:32.280 --> 0:19:35.320
<v Speaker 2>else talks about in baseball. Go get Lake Balker. Forget

0:19:35.400 --> 0:19:39.640
<v Speaker 2>Jose Soriano, forget Sensor, Willie Castro or Jeffers.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Lake Balker episode.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I love it, Yeah, yes, perfect and yeah, Buddy Keby, Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>My god, I listen to the Lake episode.

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<v Speaker 2>I just cannot believe it, like that was one where again,

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<v Speaker 2>like I do talk like in our group chat, I

0:20:06.800 --> 0:20:10.440
<v Speaker 2>share some information with Josh and Mark that some things

0:20:10.480 --> 0:20:13.240
<v Speaker 2>I don't even report just because I get told stuff

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<v Speaker 2>on background or off the record, that it's just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of like, you know, like just just to know maybe

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<v Speaker 2>to keep me informed that if it does happened, I

0:20:21.960 --> 0:20:25.040
<v Speaker 2>have some like background texts. And that's that's not me

0:20:25.800 --> 0:20:28.000
<v Speaker 2>like saying that I'm doing anything different. That's how it

0:20:28.040 --> 0:20:30.320
<v Speaker 2>works for a lot of people who report and cover

0:20:30.400 --> 0:20:36.040
<v Speaker 2>a team for multiple years. I had nothing like, not

0:20:36.240 --> 0:20:39.160
<v Speaker 2>once had I ever been tipped off that the pirates

0:20:39.200 --> 0:20:40.400
<v Speaker 2>are interested in this guy.

0:20:41.359 --> 0:20:43.359
<v Speaker 1>And I said that in that clip. I said that

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<v Speaker 1>on that episode I will be accountable here.

0:20:46.200 --> 0:20:48.040
<v Speaker 2>I think I did say that I'd be willing to

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<v Speaker 2>move as Rwin Valdez.

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<v Speaker 3>That was me, Uh yeah, that was that was me.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's here's the thing. Here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 8>Valdez Valdez, he I mean, yeah, I don't even think

0:21:00.720 --> 0:21:07.480
<v Speaker 8>he was in the major leagues, no way, for he

0:21:07.600 --> 0:21:09.520
<v Speaker 8>was not that version of Valdez.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'll give I'll give us a pass there. And overall,

0:21:13.440 --> 0:21:16.399
<v Speaker 1>it's just it's just funny. It's just funny.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not what's in my muscle saying I do think

0:21:19.600 --> 0:21:22.720
<v Speaker 2>I know a decent amount about major League Baseball. This

0:21:22.880 --> 0:21:26.280
<v Speaker 2>is just a shot in the dark for like, it

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<v Speaker 2>just it's it's it's no different than anyone who watches

0:21:29.240 --> 0:21:34.000
<v Speaker 2>this show who comments their trade deadline targets. But I mean,

0:21:34.040 --> 0:21:35.880
<v Speaker 2>this was a sick o pool. This was a sick

0:21:36.119 --> 0:21:39.720
<v Speaker 2>pool again, and man, it's just great. It feels like

0:21:39.760 --> 0:21:42.879
<v Speaker 2>when you pick the sixteen seed to win in March. Matt, Yes,

0:21:42.920 --> 0:21:45.440
<v Speaker 2>that's what that feels like for me. But in reality,

0:21:45.760 --> 0:21:49.560
<v Speaker 2>all jokes aside, all you know, all Noah Hyle's victory.

0:21:49.280 --> 0:21:50.560
<v Speaker 1>Lap put to the side here.

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<v Speaker 2>This was a really good addition for the Pirates for

0:21:53.960 --> 0:21:57.000
<v Speaker 2>considering a what they gave up. They didn't give up

0:21:57.040 --> 0:21:59.960
<v Speaker 2>anything for this guy. He's got so much club control.

0:22:00.320 --> 0:22:04.040
<v Speaker 2>And ben Cherrington even said in his you know post

0:22:04.040 --> 0:22:06.600
<v Speaker 2>deadline zoom, which of course I had to be the

0:22:06.600 --> 0:22:08.520
<v Speaker 2>one to ask about Lake Balker, like there was just

0:22:08.600 --> 0:22:10.800
<v Speaker 2>no way anyone else was going to get that question

0:22:10.880 --> 0:22:13.399
<v Speaker 2>in before me. But he kind of noted, He's like,

0:22:13.760 --> 0:22:16.119
<v Speaker 2>this is a guy who's going to be used probably

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<v Speaker 2>in a similar way to how Karmen Majinsky was used,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say in twenty twenty four, is probably the

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<v Speaker 2>best comp.

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<v Speaker 1>You can see him give multiple innings.

0:22:25.119 --> 0:22:27.919
<v Speaker 2>He's gone as many as three ups regularly with the

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<v Speaker 2>Miami Marlins.

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<v Speaker 1>He can also pitch in high leverage.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is a young youngish I mean, he's not

0:22:33.320 --> 0:22:35.520
<v Speaker 2>super young, but he's not old. And he has so

0:22:35.600 --> 0:22:38.199
<v Speaker 2>much control where you can develop this guy and use

0:22:38.280 --> 0:22:40.159
<v Speaker 2>him however you want. Maybe you move him into the

0:22:40.240 --> 0:22:43.119
<v Speaker 2>rotation later, maybe you move him toward the back end

0:22:43.119 --> 0:22:46.760
<v Speaker 2>of the bullpen. That's probably where he's trending. But there's

0:22:46.840 --> 0:22:49.360
<v Speaker 2>so much raw potential here. And again, he's not amazing,

0:22:49.800 --> 0:22:53.400
<v Speaker 2>but he Lake Baker would have been the best right

0:22:53.440 --> 0:22:57.439
<v Speaker 2>handed reliever in this volume if he was added just

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<v Speaker 2>a day before they acquired Luke Weaver.

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<v Speaker 1>He's good.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not amazing, but he is a good pitcher and

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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna be here for the rest of the decade,

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<v Speaker 2>or he has the opportunity to be right for the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of the decade. This was a really nice last

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<v Speaker 2>second pick up for the Pirates.

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<v Speaker 3>Great great buzz.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yeah, you said, Sidney some good arms, and they

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<v Speaker 4>addressed that. And as you mentioned, he's got some club

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<v Speaker 4>control and it's pitched well.

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<v Speaker 5>And and your.

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<v Speaker 4>Eyes as you said, they didn't give up much, So

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<v Speaker 4>what's there not to like really helped this bullpen helped

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<v Speaker 4>this team, you know, with you know, some some of

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<v Speaker 4>some options in the bullpen to really you know say that, hey, guys,

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<v Speaker 4>we're not just making trades to make trades. I think

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<v Speaker 4>these were some additions that compliment each other really well.

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<v Speaker 4>And bullpen was a big need and it wasn't just

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<v Speaker 4>one or two arms as you mentioned four over the

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<v Speaker 4>course of you know, the past week or so.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and getting him for only Brandon Badoit basically and

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<v Speaker 3>the other two guys, I think we're like in like

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<v Speaker 3>like the Florida like yeah, yeah, like yeah, and so

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<v Speaker 3>easy easy, uh trade because he's giving you way more

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<v Speaker 3>than Brandon Bajua is gonna give and he basically has

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<v Speaker 3>the same level of team control.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>So Yeah, I absolutely love this move, not just because

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<v Speaker 3>Lake Baker is an awesome name that looks really cool

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<v Speaker 3>and it's a sicko pole for my podcast co host here,

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<v Speaker 3>which by the way, just like it's one thing that

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<v Speaker 3>nail like a trade prediction, Like I'd like this is

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<v Speaker 3>a trade target the party get Hey, they actually went

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<v Speaker 3>out and got him. That's cool. It's another thing when

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<v Speaker 3>that guy is Lake freaking Baker, a guy who I

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<v Speaker 3>had never heard of. I think we mentioned on the episode,

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<v Speaker 3>like five hundred people listening to this, probably one might

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<v Speaker 3>know him, and they're lying like, yeah, no, it's just

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<v Speaker 3>insane insane pool. So yeah, major major props, noah. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it also helps this bull fan out of a time.

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<v Speaker 3>So I love the move.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yep.

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<v Speaker 4>And I like how you said he's he's already been

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<v Speaker 4>familiar with, you know, multiple ups and experienced at a

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<v Speaker 4>bit of everything in that bullpen, you know, as far

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<v Speaker 4>as trending tourist to back end son as a guy

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<v Speaker 4>that you know is.

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<v Speaker 5>Going to compliment those other arms. But uh, as I

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<v Speaker 5>said on there, the name's got a ring to it.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, welcome to.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't wait to tell him I'm a Mount Union

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<v Speaker 2>purple Rader and tell.

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<v Speaker 3>Him that was the D three school rival.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the D three rivalry is real here. And while

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<v Speaker 2>we're talking about pirates editions, we need to make some

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<v Speaker 1>We've got a lot of good stuff. And gosh, dang it,

0:25:48.760 --> 0:25:50.880
<v Speaker 1>if Lake Baker isn't replacing Andrew.

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<v Speaker 2>Mccutton on that, I think I told him he could

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<v Speaker 2>do that. I think I said that on the well

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<v Speaker 2>the episode where we talked about him. So now we

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<v Speaker 2>we have to make that happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Guys. Any final thoughts before we wrap it up?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh? Just great, great deadline. Yeah, this day was a whirlwind,

0:26:09.800 --> 0:26:15.080
<v Speaker 3>especially just like the last few hours right before wait move.

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<v Speaker 3>Just love seeing this bullpen get a nice shot in

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<v Speaker 3>the arm. Really needed it. Things feel good after a terrible,

0:26:22.200 --> 0:26:25.720
<v Speaker 3>terrible series in Cincinnati. I feel like it. It feels

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<v Speaker 3>all right to be a Pirates fan. You're looking better

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<v Speaker 3>after this deadline now, Josh, anything else now?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, nothing really other than a dressed the bullpen in

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<v Speaker 4>a major way. And as you said, it's time to

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<v Speaker 4>go all this is behind everybody now.

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<v Speaker 5>You know the.

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<v Speaker 4>Anxiety of okay, who's going to be traded? Now, it's

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<v Speaker 4>time to just strap it up and say this is

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<v Speaker 4>our guys, this is what we got let's go do

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<v Speaker 4>what we need to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Hell yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>My final thought would just be this today, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of teams in the wild There were a handful of

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<v Speaker 2>teams in the wild card rate, including a couple of

0:27:01.119 --> 0:27:03.240
<v Speaker 2>clubs who were ahead of the Pirates in the standings

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<v Speaker 2>that waved the white flag. Yep, they gave up, and

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they're gonna keep fighting, but they sold it

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<v Speaker 2>the deadline. One team sold an All star, another team,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean another team sold a good relief pitcher to

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<v Speaker 2>a team chasing it in the standings.

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<v Speaker 1>And while that was happening, the Pirates did not sell

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<v Speaker 1>away anything.

0:27:23.600 --> 0:27:25.639
<v Speaker 2>They didn't give away any part of their future, and

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't give away any part of their present. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think that that deserves to be commended if you

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<v Speaker 2>want to, you know, have a great with ownership that

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<v Speaker 2>maybe they couldn't add payroll, because I mean, they really

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<v Speaker 2>didn't add a lot of money to this year's salary.

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<v Speaker 2>Buckers pre arb Yates is on an expiring deal and

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<v Speaker 2>they're paying Leaver like nothing an the Yankees even eight

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<v Speaker 2>salary for Devolph.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a legitimate right.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>The front office, I feel like did the best it

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely could do this deadline, and so fans should be

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<v Speaker 2>pumped about that, and just objectively speaking, like I think

0:28:00.600 --> 0:28:03.359
<v Speaker 2>the fans should be pumped about that. And I also

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<v Speaker 2>think now it's on the players that were here prior

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<v Speaker 2>to this week.

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<v Speaker 1>You got the help you needed. The lineup has found

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<v Speaker 1>a way to produce with injuries.

0:28:15.040 --> 0:28:16.920
<v Speaker 2>You gotta figure out a way to hit these lefties

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<v Speaker 2>now in the starting rotation.

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<v Speaker 1>It's on your shoulders.

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<v Speaker 2>You only have to get the game to the sixth

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<v Speaker 2>inning because your bullpen is better. Your bullpen has enough

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<v Speaker 2>options where four out of five times it should be

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<v Speaker 2>able to finish the job. If you get at the

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<v Speaker 2>ball to the seventh, get it through the sixth and

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna be okay now and we'll see what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>It should be a very fun August in September. So

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<v Speaker 2>he's Platinum Key, He's Josh Harrison. I'm Noah Hayle, signing

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<v Speaker 2>off saying thanks for tuning in to another episode of

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<v Speaker 2>Buckwet Territory, presented to you by the Foul Territory Network.

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<v Speaker 1>Take care