P2Daily: It’s Time For the Pirates to Start Spending

There is no public information on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ local TV deal.

FanGraphs has an estimate for every team, and gave the Pirates an estimated $44 million — matching the totals for the Reds and the Royals.

We didn’t really know the last TV deal. There were reports that it was $20-25 million a year. The Pirates, under president Frank Coonelly at the time, insisted it was higher than the reported amount, but never revealed the amount.

Now, there isn’t even a reported amount.

I can’t imagine why this town doesn’t trust Pirates owner Bob Nutting.

Starting this year, every MLB team receives $60 million dollars in national TV deals before even selling a ticket. The Pirates currently have around…