HOUR 1 - Pirates add Tommy Pham, Calls, Jason Mackey

The Pirates have signed Tommy Pham in what could be their final signing of the offseason. What grade do they deserve for their downtime acquisitions? They have a golden arm in their rotation and they have done very little to make the team better. We talked about Pham’s personality and how that could clash with what the Pirates have. What’s a word you would use to describe the Pirates offseason? We played some game show failure sounds to describe the Pirates offseason. PG columnist Jason Mackey joined the show. Jason is befuddled by the Pirates offseason plan. Jason gave his reaction to Tommy Pham signing with the Pirates and said he was confused by the fit. Jason is confused by the current rebuild plan that is in Year 6 entering 2025. Jason doesn’t think Pham was the target, but that’s who they ended up settling for. How does Paul Skenes feel about this? Jason doesn’t think Bob Nutting is happy about what is happening. Jason wondered why the price tag put into this year’s team is less than what it was in 2024.