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Bucco breakfast: Should the Pirates double down on the Archer deal?

Kyle: The Pirates trade for Chris Archer seemed to represent a major turning point for management in that they finally made a splash move that was missing during their window of 2013-15. Do you see them being surprisingly aggressive in the free agent market this offseason?

10:20 Jeff Sullivan: No

10:20 Jeff Sullivan: I would imagine that, right now, the Pirates feel a collective sense of regret

10:20 Jeff Sullivan: I know it was supposed to be a statement move, and I’m sure they’re still happy to have Chris Archer, but, boy, that looks like an awful overpay already

10:21 Jeff Sullivan: The worst thing they could do is double down on it

I didn’t really post this to pose a straightforward question, because I think the brief exchange in the chat contains a couple of incorrect assumptions.