2025 Pirates Replay

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As a protest to the Pirates lackluster FO, I have started as the GM on 11/20/2024. My offseason moves have been:

Signed Harrison Bader to a pillow contract, 1 year $1.7 million
Signed Ha-Seong Kim for 5 years. $59 million (he's not injured in the game)
Traded Jared Triolo for Mickey Moniak in an exchange of disappointing 26 year olds.
Signed Andrew Heaney to a 1-year, $2 million pillow contract.
Watched Cutch walk for $9.7 million in Colorado, he might lead the league in HR's there; he's always hit very well there.(.315/.411/.585)
Signed Joey Gallo for 1 year, $3 million
Accepted Jung-Hoo Lee from the Giants (they retained 60% of his salary, so we have him for 5 years at $6.4 million) for AA closer Yoldin de la Paz
Traded Billy Cook to the Dodgers with a couple of DSL pitchers for 19 year old CF Eduardo Quintero
Traded Joey Gallo, Tsung-Che Cheng, and Braxton Ashcraft to the Royals for Vinnie Pasquantonio.

Opening Day Roster
SP - Skenes, Jones, Keller, Falter, Heaney
RP - Bednar, Santana, Holderman, Luis Ortiz, Mlodzinski, Nicolas, Bubba Chandler (!), and Nick Dombkowski - Wentz got injured late in ST and I was unable to get a LHRP before the season started.
C - Bart, Davis
1B - Pasquantonio
2B - Gonzales
3B - Hayes
SS - Kim
IF - IKF, Yorke
LF - Lee
CF - Cruz
RF - Bader
OF - Reynolds (DH), Suwinski

Opening Day - Skenes loses 1-0 to the Marlins
Game 2 - Jared Jones pitches into the 8th of a 5-2 win as Lee drives in 2 and Pasquantonio ignites a 2-run 9th with a PH leadoff double. Santana with a 2 inning save.
Game 3 - Bednar blows a save and Bucs lose 5-4
Game 4 - Nick Gonzales has a 3-run HR, Falter goes 6 scoreless, and Bucs win 4-1. Save to Luis Ortiz. Reynolds to the DL with a hammy, Gorski called up.

Game 5 - Bucs lose to Rays 5-1, Bubba debuts with 3.1 scoreless and hitless innings, 2 walks, 6 K's.
Game 6 - Skenes goes 3.2 ffor 6H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB 6K and Bucs lose 3-2 despte HR's from Pasquantonio and Bader.
Game 7 - Bucs take it on the chin, 8-0, as Jones gives up 4 ER in 6 IP and Ortiz 3 in 2.

Next up, home opener vs. the Yankees, Keller vs. Nestor Cortes