Welcome back to Locked On Pirates!

The Pirates won a series again after ten straight losses and Ethan Smith has your recap and takeaways from the series.

Also, this is an important week in baseball for many reasons, but GM Ben Cherington says trade talks are heating up in Pittsburgh. What could be expect from the Pirates front office in the next couple of weeks?

Finally, Ethan gives a message to Derek Shelton after yet another botched managerial decision on Sunday against Cleveland.

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