Ben Cherington, GM of the Pittsburgh Pirates, had a press conference where he tried to instill confidence in the fanbase while also supporting Derek Shelton as Manager. Meanwhile, the Reds fired David Bell and are set to bring in Terry Francona to manage their team for the next 3 years.

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Part 2
How does this 2025 Pirates offseason look? Well, based on how this organization operates it wouldn't shock us if the payroll is set around $95 million. We will tell you why we came up with that number as well as what it means on the direction of this 26-man roster.

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Today, Ben Cherington had a press conference at 2 pm and as usual there were things said (or not really said at all). He did state he gave recommendation to keep Derek Shelton. There were a few other things that were said the is leading us to tonight's discussion.

Yesterday the Pirates did make a few offseason moves by firing Andy Haines, Justin Meccage, & Adam Vish.

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