That said I think he could still be a 2.5 WAR platoon guy.

Maybe he plays some against lefties, but I don’t see him improving enough that he’s a true everyday player at this point.

I think Mangum plays CF against LHP with Password in LF.

Pirates fill two holes here potentially for their 6th starter when everyone is healthy. Rays trading anyone with control is an absolute red flag and Mangum’s expected / statcast numbers are dubious. That said, I’m still very in.

Last guy I recall them being publicly in on was Yariel Rodriguez.

I seriously don’t even remember them being in on anyone last year.

It’s difficult to be bad with pitching pitching as good as theirs will be on paper.

I think the argument becomes even more compelling if they manage to trade for an established veteran ala Marte, Cronenworth or Bohm first.

He seems like a good friend for Cruz in CF.

Travieso’s a shoulder injury waiting to happen, but he’s a 40+ pitcher and top 25 in the system until he does.

Cutting Pittsburgh sports talk out of my life is one of the best things I’ve even done.

I think you’re correct that the old arb record’s gonna limit him and there isn’t really a precedent of a guy who only pitches getting $40 million per, but I just think a couple of teams would absolutely fork that over for him. I agree he likely falls in the 12.5 to 14.5 range.

Huge range but I think he’ll end up between $12-16 million in year one.

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