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By Jeff HathhornJun 08, 2025

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PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – Pirates ace Paul Skenes said Thursday on 93.7 The Fan changes need to be made, but he believes they will win in Pittsburgh. Bucs GM Ben Cherington said on his show on 93.7 The Fan Sunday he agrees and then elaborated.

"We have to think about that as all of us," Cherington said. "We have to have the will to do it. The Pirates are going to win. We are going to win more games. I am confident in that."

"The question is how fast and what do we need to do to make that happen?"

Cherington said the entire organization has the will to improve. He said there is a desire and people in different departments are working hard along with the players and coaches up and down the system.

"It doesn't mean we can just rest and wait for it to happen," Cherington said during his show on 937 The Fan and the Pirates Radio Network. "We can't have our heads in the sand and expect it's just going to happen. We have to be active and intentional about the changes necessary to make that happen."

There are obviously roster changes needed. The few signings they made this past offseason have done little to positively impact the offense. Skenes lost a pair of games in May where he went eight innings and allowed only one run. He lost those games because of the dismal offense.

Cherington didn't address specific changes to personnel, but said change is not just about the roster.

"Chanege can mean a number of things," Cherington said Sunday. "How do we do things? What's a better way to do things? We are looking at that stuff all the time. But it also can include roster stuff. It can include any number of things."

He said they are 'willing to do the hard things necessary' to make sure we they are winning more games in the future. You factor in the frustration of the fan base in seeing only four winning seasons since 1992 and the clock ticking on years of control of Skenes and a few other young players, time is of the essence.

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