Welcome back, baseball fans. Since last we spoke, the Pirates (51-55) crossed into August after a 3-6 West Coast road trip, and their roster did not improve at the trade deadline — Tony Watson out, Joaquin Benoit in. All questions are sic’d. If you have a question for next week’s mailbag, send it to snesbitt@post-gazette.com or to @stephenjnesbitt on Twitter.
Here we go.
Robbie: I was expecting so little out of this trade deadline. We're my expectations met, exceeded or too high?
Stephen: The fan reaction, according to my Twitter time line, ranged between apathetic and apoplectic.