How Soon Can The Pirates Become A Playoff Team?

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In this week’s Prospect Podcast, Geoff Pontes and J.J. Cooper continue their “Fix It” series with an in-depth look at the Pirates.

We explain why we are much more bullish about the Pirates’ turnaround compared to other teams, though we also get into why Pirates fans understandably are skeptical.

Time Stamps

(0:00) Have Any Fans Suffered More Than Pirates Fans?

(5:00) Ownership Has To Do Better

(7:00) Paul Skenes Is A Great Start For Any Team

(9:00) Strengths And Weaknesses Of The MLB Team

(13:00) With Bubba Chandler Arriving, This Rotation Is Stacked

(18:00) Hitting Development Has To Take A Step Forward

(21:30) What’s Termarr Johnson’s Potential?

(27:00) Why We Are Optimistic

(28:30) Konnor Griffin Can Be A Star

(30:00) It’s Hard To Not Win If You Have Two Stars

(37:00) Trying To Figure Out The Rest Of The Lineup

(39:00) Spend Some Money

(45:00) Bold Predictions

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