About this episode

Jim and Tyler discuss the absurd trade rumors surrounding the Pirates and what actions Ben Cherington should take at the trade deadline.

The Pirates haven’t played in four days, and Pittsburgh has apparently lost its mind. Jim and Tyler react to the ridiculous ideas of trading Oneil Cruz or Spencer Horwitz for bullpen help before discussing what Ben Cherington should actually do at the deadline.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim, Tyler

Topics covered

• trade rumors
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• baseball
• deadline decisions
• bullpen help

Keywords

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• trade rumors
• Oneil Cruz
• Spencer Horwitz
• Ben Cherington
• bullpen help
• deadline

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ben Cherington

Places: Pittsburgh

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