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PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton has a bit of advice for his players as they prepare to report to spring training.
Tune out the outside noise. All of it.
Shelton is aware expectations aren’t particularly high for a club in the midst of a massive overhaul under Shelton and general manager Ben Cherington. The Pirates finished with the worst record in the truncated 2020 season and spent the winter flipping established major leaguers like first baseman Josh Bell and starting pitchers Jameson Taillon and Joe Musgrove for prospects, most of whom won’t arrive in Pittsburgh for a year or two, if they arrive at all.
By WILL GRAVESFebruary 16, 2021 GMT
PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton has a bit of advice for his players as they prepare to report to spring training.
Tune out the outside noise. All of it.
Shelton is aware expectations aren’t particularly high for a club in the midst of a massive overhaul under Shelton and general manager Ben Cherington. The Pirates finished with the worst record in the truncated 2020 season and spent the winter flipping established major leaguers like first baseman Josh Bell and starting pitchers Jameson Taillon and Joe Musgrove for prospects, most of whom won’t arrive in Pittsburgh for a year or two, if they arrive at all.