About this episode

DiNardo and Tyler discuss the recent developments in the Pirates' pitching staff, focusing on individual players' performances and challenges.

DiNardo and Tyler break down Jared Jones' dominant new-look breaking ball, how the Pirates should handle Braxton Ashcraft's unprecedented workload, Paul Skenes showing improved command but still struggling to finish hitters with two strikes, and Mason Montgomery's incredible emergence at the back end of the bullpen.

People in this episode

Hosts: DiNardo, Tyler

Topics covered

• Pirates pitching staff
• Jared Jones
• Braxton Ashcraft
• Paul Skenes
• Mason Montgomery
• baseball analysis

Keywords

• Pirates
• pitching staff
• Jared Jones
• Braxton Ashcraft
• Paul Skenes
• Mason Montgomery
• baseball

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