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Garrett
1:51
Do you think Liover Peguero could start at 2nd?
Big Hungry Joe
1:51
Was the Santana signing an attempt to cut down on k’s by the younger players?
Peguero
1:51
Is he going to switch positions or trade bait ?
Darragh McDonald
1:51
Whoops. Meant to bunch all the Peguero questions together, didn't realize they were mostly coming from the same person. I need to pay more attention to the names of the questioners.
1:52
Anyway, Peguero struggled a bit in Double-A last year, so I don't know I'd probably bet against a significant contribution this year. He still has a couple of options and probably needs to show a better approach since he's never walked much.
Garrett
1:52
Sorry I didn't mean to blow up the Peguero chat.
Darragh McDonald
1:52
My bad!
Shohei
1:53
No way Nutting offers me 12/600 right?  Would make sense for all 32 teams, but could really energize a team like the Pirates. Spoiler: He won't, and I don't want to work there.
Darragh McDonald
1:53
If we were to rank all the teams and their likelihood of signing Ohtani, the Pirates would have to be near the bottom. Sorry.
Loren loves Brew Crew
1:56
Hi Darragh. When does Henry Davis make the Bigs? Full-time catcher?
Darragh McDonald
1:58
I would lean towards 2024. He only played about 60 games last year, with only about half of those at Double-A. He's also got Endy ahead of him.
Jules
1:58
One of the things I've seen about the Pirates system recently is their deep depth vs lack of top end talent. Is that a good thing? When I hear that worry because you need star power, and depth is easier to come by.
Darragh McDonald
1:59
I think there's still star potential there. Cruz and Hayes could be stars with a few adjustments. Endy or Davis are among the best catching prospects in the game. Further down the line, you've got Termarr and whoever they take with the #1 pick this summer.
Fatty
2:00
Love some great defense.
Darragh McDonald
2:00
I agree, Fatty.
Kconcerned
2:00
Hayes glove is great but what becomes of him if he hits 230 with under 8 home runs again. Does the glove really make up for the weak bat
Darragh McDonald
2:01
He produced 3.0 fWAR last year, even with a subpar bat. So, he'd still be valuable, yes. That's why a little offensive tweak could be huge.
Bob Prince
2:01
Any chance of a salary cap floor? Nutting shouldn’t be able to use a publicly funded stadium as his piggy bank.
Darragh McDonald
2:02
I wouldn't hold my breath on a salary floor. The players would probably love it, but the owners always insist on a floor going hand-in-hand with a cap, which the players have no interest in.
Scott B
2:03
Is there an owner in baseball more detested than Bob Nutting?
Darragh McDonald
2:05
I don't know how you'd measure this, but I would guess he's up there. The Castellinis and John Fisher would likely be in the conversation, and a few others I'm probably forgetting.
Bob Prince
2:05
Thank you for having this chat and sharing your thoughts with us!
Darragh McDonald
2:05
You're very welcome, Bob. It was my pleasure! These are always fun! But I do have to get back to the site now. Sorry for all the questions I couldn't get to.
2:06
If you're interested, MLBTR does more chats just for Front Office subscribers. It's easier to get a response there because there are fewer questions.
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2:07
We will also be doing these chats for the other 29 teams over the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for those. Have a good one!
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