A tribute to the 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates

two of the three rentals that cherington screwed over today don’t mince their words in the slightest. we might be in for some all time pirates quotes tomorrow

I don’t know what their plan is either

I’ll be back over here a bunch in the next 26 hours, methinks

“The Pirates are trying to be good next year, and Stafura doesn’t help that” on the broadcast… yeah Cherington is gone

hurts even worse knowing the finalists for the job were cherington and matt arnold

Through 33 games, the 2025 Pirates have a worse record than the 2021 Pirates. The 2021 Pirates lineup for the 33rd game was:

Adam Frazier (2B)
Kevin Newman (SS)
Ka’ai Tom (LF)
Jacob Stallings (C)
Erik Gonzalez (3B)
Wilmer Difo (CF)
Todd Frazier (1B)
Troy Stokes Jr (RF)
Tyler Anderson (P)

is this good?

note: this total does not include the fWAR from andrew mccutchen, who asked bob nutting to come back. not crediting cherington with that one

In his sixth season as general manager, with draft picks at 7th, 1st, 4th, 1st, and 9th, while trading away starling marte, josh bell, jameson taillon, joe musgrove, adam frazier, and more…

ben cherington’s offensive acquisitions have totaled a whopping…

-2.9 fWAR!!!!!!!

hudson head is waiting in the wings

The Long 2022

I don’t want to hear anything about the 10,000 simulations quote ever again

I did not think it was possible for a team to get worse through free agency. I thought you either got better or stood pat. Ben Cherington invented a third option.

gotta be right around that number lol

ben cherington is allergic to players over 5’10”

between the strom hire and the skenes rookie of the year this is already the best offseason of the cherington era (derogatory)

[to the tune of goodbye blue sky] hello bluesky