There's definitely one bad thing, really bad thing.

I'm showing everybody what's in your bank account.

Right before a major purchase, presumably.

Good morning to you.

Good.

Thursday morning, I'm Dan Kovanovich of D.K. Pittsburgh

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It comes your way bright and early Monday through Thursday in the offseason. If you're into football and

or hockey, I also offer daily shots of Steelers and

penguins in the same place that you found this. The Major League Baseball Winter meetings came and went.

Closing yesterday, as they always do with the Rule 5 draft. The Pirates did make Rule 5 pick,

selecting pitcher Carter Baumler, and then immediately

trading Bombler to the Rangers for a 20-year-old prospect, Jiker Garcia. There are minor acquisitions,

and then there's stuff like this.

There were expected, or at least somewhat hoped for, major acquisitions to have been made

at these meetings.

Alas, all that came from those three days was a relief pitcher, Lefty.

Gregory Soto, one year at 7.75 million. Before that, to be fair,

the pirates did pick up Jostinson Garcia an outfield prospect as part of a five-player trade that sent Johan Oviedo to the Red Sox.

But let's get real here.

If you didn't add to the offense and Garcia is still going to be a AAA guy by every

accounting, certainly to open the 2026 season, then everybody's still kind of waiting

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