HOUR 1 - Pirates survey fans, Calls, Jason Mackey

The Pirates surveyed their fans. They want answers. Are the Pirates an organization that cares about winning? Are the Pirates an organization that cares about their on-field product? You can say the team is prestigious given this history, but it’s hard to say ‘yes’ to the other questions. Fans gave their takes on the Pirates survey. How will the team respond to seeing answers they don’t like? PG columnist Jason Mackey joined the show. Jason reacted to the survey the Pirates sent out to fans. The guys discussed what the big issue is here – is Ben Cherington not allowed to spend money or is he afraid to do it? Jason doesn’t think the payroll was destined to go above $90M, but he thinks Bob Nutting probably wants it around there, and it isn’t right now. Jason doesn’t agree with Nutting’s approach, but he said he’d likely spend more money if he saw more winning. Jason doesn’t think making the best offer to a free agent means they will get him and that there are other factors involved.