Eugenio Suarez is a Red. Where do the Pirates go now?
Post-Gazette Pirates insiders Jason Mackey and Colin Beazley react to the Eugenio Suarez news.
What does missing on Suarez say about the offseason? Is Marcell Ozuna a good fit for the team? What was he like in the Atlanta Braves clubhouse? Is there still room for Andrew McCutchen? Is Bubba Chandler an NL rookie of the year candidate? What would that mean for the 2026 Pirates?
Our duo tackles those topics and more.
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13 comments
Firing Ben Cherington and Travis Williams should be the next move
So much for all the hype that they are actually trying.
Their plans didn’t work. Happens all the time. Just sign Cutch, Quintana, a cheap, consistent lefty reliever (I vote Justin Wilson) to help bullpen until you know what Montgomery and Sisk are, then extend Griffin in ST. Triolo is basically Hayes on a pre-arb contract, so roll with it. Then, if you need to add someone closer to the deadline, use that money for a push then.
Trade for a 3b like vientos sign ozuna sign Quintana have cutch be a bench bat and make a bullpen little signing or trade Bart for a bullpen arm
No way would you want O'Hearn trying to navigate LF at PNC. Maybe could get a few starts in RF, but he's primarily a 1B-DH.
Need offense at this point , who cares about defense if u can get hitting , defense hasnt done shit for us !! Ozuna would be better than nothing,— suwinski is shit , just add Cutch & get rid of the guy ! Jesus , quit bringing up triolo !!!!!!!!! GET HITTING !!
I just hate that they still havent reallt spent any more money compared to last year with basically a Rookie contracted QB. Suarez would have changed that narrative good or bad.
what do you mean theyve been floating Ozuna? i havent found any real reporting on the issue. Mackey's article stopped short of saying he's hearing from sources about it. It read more like speculation. Please feel free to nudge me in the right direction if Mackey's article was indeed reporting and not speculation. "and a target for them may surprise you" just didnt really read to me like hard "they are pursuing and in talks with Ozuna" reporting so much as "this would be a target if I, Mackey, was running things"
Ozuna played through a torn hip last year. i gotta think that had a huge impact on his swing. I'm not entirely sure what PNC would do to him, but i gotta think he has a nice health bounceback in him.
Gimme some Brent Baty, please. Thank you.
Great show Jason and Colin! My first gut reaction hearing that the Pirates offer was exactly the same as the Reds is exactly what you said they didn’t do enough to sell him being a Pirate. Even though he’s 34 maybe if they would’ve said a guaranteed contract two years at 17 million each that would’ve done it? I’m super disappointed and bummed and don’t think our general manager or the team president or even the owner wouldn’t up Cincinnati’s offer.?
I hope Marcel ends up with the Dodgers as a backup player fire Charrington
Who hit .276 with 4 home runs and a 117 wRC+ after the All Star Break for the Pirates last year?