Bob Pompeiani

There is incentive for the pirates.

Oftentimes when that happens, two logical parties will come together and get something done.

So I,

You know, I know what Austin asked earlier, and I mean, I want to see something get done.

I feel pretty good about getting something done.

I just have a tough time projecting it because, you know, you just never know with that stuff.

You want to do that math again, buddy?

There we go.

I mean, man, they liked Criollo for his defensive consistency.

They think there's more in his bat than he's shown.

I'm explaining to you.

I personally don't totally understand why.

You know, he's a really good third baseman.

I'm not sure how much value he's providing at shortstop.

I can understand a little bit more him playing third base, and then you just live with what you have at shortstop.

But, you know, I also understand.

I mean, they're coming at it.

They're saying Jared Triolo is our best defensive shortstop, so we're going to play him there.

A lot of times when we're looking at lineups, we're looking at ranking, like, one through nine, who's their best hitter.

It's not like that.