The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Roki Sasaki and Tanner Scott to add to their historic offseason. Are they truly breaking baseball? As the Pirates have handed out $5 million this offseason to Andrew McCutchen as their largest move, are the Dodgers an excuse for them?

Also, this past weekend was PIratesFest for the fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ben Cherington, Travis Williams, & Derek Shelton were all on hand to answer questions. Let's chat about this event.

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Tonight's Sicko Soundoff is hosted by DiNardo who brings on John and Nathan. John kicks off the show CONVINCING all of us that the Pirates have more players in their lineup that are better than the big bad Los Angeles Dodgers. Is he cooking?

Nathan then comes on to talk some more about the idea of a Pirate Ship in PNC Park. Good idea? Also, he wants to chat about this outfield situation some more.

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Tyler and DiNardo are Jim-less this week, so let’s get reckless. They workshop a couple of question to ask the Pirates front office at PiratesFest this weekend with the help of YOU and answer some mailbag questions from our Discord..

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Tyler and DiNardo are Jim-less this week, so let’s get reckless. They talk about the 23 players the Pirates signed today to begin the 2025 MLB International Signing Period as well as talk about the reliever they just acquired. This is part 1 of this 2 part show.

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The 2025 MLB International Signing Period is about to open on January 15th. The Pittsburgh Pirates may likely not be in on signing Roki Sasaki, but it looks like they may already be benefitting from him anyway. Find out why this is the case. Also, we welcome back Anthony Murphy from Bucs On Deck/Baseball America to talk some of the prospects the Pirates could be signing this upcoming week.

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Tonight we are joined by The Athletic's Stephen Nesbitt, Josh from Bridge To Buctober, Saxboy Billy, & our very own Doug.

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It has been reported by Robert Murray that the Pittsburgh Pirates have discussed adding Alex Verdugo and/or Randal Grichuk to round our their outfield with Oneil Cruz and Bryan Reynolds. Do either of these two make any sense? What does this mean for Jack Suwinski? We discuss this and more.

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It's the start of the new year and the Pittsburgh Pirates still haven't done much to address their offense. By the looks of it, it doesn't look as if it's going to be addressed through free agency (at least not in a big way), so let's take a look at some names we haven't discussed much this offseason the Pirates could look to trade for.

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Tonight's show is hosted by Jim. Welcome to Episode 7 of Sicko Soundoff on the North Shore Nine! This fan-driven show highlights YOUR thoughts and questions about the Pittsburgh Pirates offseason. This episode features diverse perspectives, from diving into trade possibilities with the Rays to debates on how the Pirates can fill the glaring hole in right field. Plus, some deeper talk on the challenges of developing hitters in the Pirates' system and potential moves that could strengthen the team.

Make sure to join our Discord (link below) for your chance to be featured on a future episode! As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments, and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share the video. Let’s Go Bucs!

It has been 52 years since Roberto Clemente passed away and tonight we are joined by his son Luis. Everyone knows how much Roberto meant to not just Puerto Rico and Pittsburgh but throughout all of baseball. We also talk with Luis about the Roberto Clemente Coin Act.

Also, it has been revealed that the Pirates pitch to Roki Sasaki has been LEAKED! Jim joins the show to reveal the details.

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