BRADENTON, Fla. -- For all that went so awfully awry for those 2019 Pirates, there were two wonderful surprises and one very welcome outcome:
1. Bryan Reynolds happened.
2. Kevin Newman also happened.
3. Everyone got fired.
And no, I'm not ready to let that last one go, even if much of Pittsburgh's fan base apparently has flipped from that glimmer of hope that accompanied Bob Nutting ripping up his front office to ... you know, payroll, payroll, payroll. Because there remains nothing more pivotal that could've been resulted from that second-fiasco.