Yesterday a reporter at the All Star festivities called Paul Skenes a ‘future Yankee.’ As annoying as it is – is it true? Does it anger you to hear people doing this? If Skenes costs 500+ million bucks, is it worth it for the Pirates to make that deal? What if a salary cap is instituted?
The Penguins have agreed to terms with Nicholas Robertson after trading for his rights 2 weeks ago. The deal with Robertson is 2 years for $3.25M/year. His brother, Jason Robertson, is still with the Stars, but continues to be part of major trade rumors. What is the price looking like to acquire the 45-goal scorer?
Afternoon radio host on 670 The Score in Chicago Matt Spiegel joined the show. Matt was able to tell us about Jacob Gonzalez, one of the newest Pirates. Gonzalez was acquired by the Pirates on Friday night in a deal with the White Sox. Matt said Gonzalez started to catch his stride in the minors, but was bumpy when he got called up to the bigs. The White Sox asked him to play 1B, which he played none of in the minors. Matt thinks the Sox may regret parting ways with Gonzalez if they have an injury or two in the second half. Matt thought Gonzalez actually made it difficult for the White Sox to take him out of the lineup even after a rocky start. Matt explained why the trade was made from the White Sox perspective, but he thinks Ben Cherington may find something here.
