Yawn...usually the pace picks up in December; Ben is traditionally a slow starter. It can't get much slower; no good rumors have dropped yet, just a lot of he's-a-fit speculations. The winter meetings are 12/9-12; maybe they'll get the Bucco juices flowin'. A trend to watch for: an early repeating theme is that the market is slow because most teams foresee improving via trade rather than free agency as this draft class is thought to be top-heavy rather than deep.
Pirates Stuff:
- Must be contagious: The guys on the MLB Pipeline podcast have RHP Bubba Chandler on the short list of early 2025 Rookie of the Year candidates.
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| Bubba Chandler - 2024 Bowman Prospect Auto |
- Greensboro C prospect Omar Alfonzo will play winter ball in Venezuela. The details are still being ironed out.
- John Baker was moved from the Pirates' director of coaching & player development/farm director to a new job overseeing the performance team. A search is on for his replacement.
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