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Jason Mackey's Pirates chat: 11.25.20
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David S.
12:44
Do the Pirates have a catcher anywhere in their system who can be called a legitimate major league prospect? Love the stuff you're doing on the minor league guys.
Jason Mackey
12:47
Thanks, David. It's been really, really fun. And it has also been well-received. One of the reasons I started, honestly. There's an appetite for Pirates coverage, but it's more future-related than the current era, for obvious reasons. To answer your question: no, sadly. There are guys ... but none you would say is a bonafide prospect, at least not at this point.
Guest
12:47
What do you think the rotation will look like in 2021?
Jason Mackey
12:48
Have actually been going through this lately ... I think Musgrove will be traded. So, working off of that: Taillon > Keller > Kuhl > Brubaker > Brault. Ponce starts in Class AAA and would be the first man up.
Jack
12:48
would You guess GMBC is more respected inside the industry than GMNH is? It feels that way from the outside and it seems GMBC has a plan vs Neal who lived in perpetual mediocrity.
Jason Mackey
12:50
Yes, I would say that's the case. Honestly, since Ben took over, I'm continually more impressed with how many people really like and respect him. You hear a lot about him being smart, a good leader, how he listens to people, how people think that he can find people and do this a certain way and win. They agree it'll take time, but there's a lot of respect for GMBC. Not sure how to answer on Neal since I only covered the very end of his tenure. But I do think Neal was respected. Don't want that to get misconstrued. I just can't speak to the depth of it because I didn't cover much of him.
12:58
OK, folks. Looks like that will do it for this week. Thanks so much for doing this and hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving! Until next time ...
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