Is Pirates' new TV deal good or bad? Impact of Endy Rodriguez injury, Rowdy Tellez signing?
On a special Pirates podcast, Post-Gazette insider Jason Mackey joins host Adam Bittner to analyze a wave of breaking news from the club. What should we make of the new television deal with SportsNet Pittsburgh and he partnership with the Penguins and Boston Red Sox by extension? Could a new streaming option for both the Pirates and Penguins offset some revenue lost on the cable side? What details did team president Travis Williams share about the deal? And did the Pirates give anything up by passing on using MLB's distribution model? Later, our duo analyzes catcher Endy Rodriguez's injury that will cost him the entire 2024 season. Did the club err in allowing him to play winter ball, putting him in a position to get injured in the first place? What is the plan at catcher now that Rodriguez is injured? Is former No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis prepared to carry the load? And what happens if he's not? Our duo tackles those questions and wraps with some analysis of the Rowdy Tellez signing at first base in MLB free agency.
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Show Notes
On a special Pirates podcast, Post-Gazette insider Jason Mackey joins host Adam Bittner to analyze a wave of breaking news from the club. What should we make of the new television deal with SportsNet Pittsburgh and he partnership with the Penguins and Boston Red Sox by extension? Could a new streaming option for both the Pirates and Penguins offset some revenue lost on the cable side? What details did team president Travis Williams share about the deal? And did the Pirates give anything up by passing on using MLB's distribution model?
Later, our duo analyzes catcher Endy Rodriguez's injury that will cost him the entire 2024 season. Did the club err in allowing him to play winter ball, putting him in a position to get injured in the first place? What is the plan at catcher now that Rodriguez is injured? Is former No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis prepared to carry the load? And what happens if he's not? Our duo tackles those questions and wraps with some analysis of the Rowdy Tellez signing at first base in MLB free agency.
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