OG & Crab review the Pirates’ Rule 5 roster protection decisions, lampoon Bob Nightengale a little bit, and unpack MLB’s new national TV deals.

Bob on the “big losses”: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/11/10/mlb-free-agency-trade-rumors-gm-meetings/87190324007/

Bob on the Pirates’ “profits”: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/05/11/pete-alonso-stats-new-york-mets/83556338007/

DK Pittsburgh Sports saying the Pirates lost money in 2024: https://dkpittsburghsports.com/team/site-stuff/feed?page=0&content=pirates-losing-money-bob-nutting-investigation-mlb-dk

Jeff Passan’s article claiming the Pirates are looking to spend: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46999006/mlb-2025-26-offseason-passan-predictions-free-agency-kyle-tucker-schwarber-alex-bregman