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.

Our very first show of The Point, features Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Andy and Scott of Bucco Bantr, and our boy Doug E. Fresh from NS9. Let's see who wins the very first show of The Point!

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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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Jim breaks down the Pirates' selections for the 2024 Arizona Fall League. A group of 8, led by Termarr Johnson and Mike Burrows, will represent the Pirates for the Scottsdale Scorpions this fall.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates wrapped up their 2024 season with a loss in New York which led them to the exact same wins total of 2023 - 76. With the offseason now upon us, what do we think the very first move this organization should take?

Isiah Kiner-Falefa was not in the starting lineup yesterday while being 4 plate appearances shy of a $250,000 bonus. Both he and Derek Shelton have said they gave him the option to play, but was that the right move?

Lastly, every year Alex Stumpf from mlb.com releases a Sporcle quiz to name every single player that played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. As always, we take a crack at it live on air.

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Ryan & DiNardo discuss today's Pittsburgh Pirates game vs. the New York Yankees. Bailey Falter started but only lasted 3 innings while giving up 4. The offense was able to muster up 4 runs and then the bullpen lost the lead in the 8th for the loss.

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Doug & DiNardo discuss today's Pittsburgh Pirates game vs. the New York Yankees. Paul Skenes pitched 2 perfect innings to cap off his remarkable rookie season striking out Juan Soto and Aaron Judge back to back. Mike Burrows made his MLB debut pitching very effectively. Also, the Pirates hit 5 HR in their 9-4 victory.

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Jim and Neil discuss tonight's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees. Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales hit back to back home runs in the 6th inning and Reynolds added another homer in the 8th as the Pirates secured the series opening win. Jared Jones struck out 7 in 4 1/3 innings before giving way to the bullpen, who gave up just 1 hit over 4 2/3 innings.

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