Well the time has officially come. Adam Frazier has been traded from the Pirates to AJ Preller's San Diego Padres. Ben Cherington got a return of Tucupita Marcano, Jack Suwinksi, & Michell Miliano. Listen to what our initial reactions are, breakdowns of these players, and then final thoughts on this trade.

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Starbucs - He Got Traded, David

Today we are joined by Mike Persak from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette for our very first episode of wNS9+ & talk Pirates draft, trade deadline, Kyle Crick DFA, and more.

wNS9+ Draft, Trade, and Pirates Talk With Mike Persak

With the off day today we talk about the terrible baseball that was played in Arizona this week after coming off of a pretty good and entertaining Mets series. We then look forward to the Giants series and still wonder how this is the best team in baseball. Is there something the Pirates can learn from this for 2022?Nelson Cruz was just traded for a pretty decent package to the Rays. Does this bode well for an Adam Frazier return? We also look at what this could mean and what a potential return can be.Also, DiNardo is getting excited as Florida is passing sports betting and will soon be able to join the fun that everyone in PA has been for years. We make our pre trade deadline picks on who wins the World Series. Then, let’s take a look again at how Sports Betting In PA has taken off and the sites that are frequently used. You got all the major players from DK to FD and even more emerging sites such as BetRivers.

#NS9LIVE! - Off Day Pirates Talk

How well did Ben Cherington & Company do this year? We discuss this 2021 MLB Draft after its conclusion. Does the Henry Davis Selection change things from our initial reaction? You will find out.

#NS9LIVE! - Pirates Draft Recap

Our very first live show talking and covering the 2021 MLB Draft!

Henry Davis Is The Pick

With tonight's game being postponed we took to The Plank to revisit our preseason predictions and over/unders for this season since we are around the halfway mark of the year. Some things were really close and others just awfully wrong.Before we got get into The Plank, we discuss our Good/Bad/Ugly, and DiNardo gets a surprise call from Bucco Mike.

#NS9LIVE! - Sweet Rana Approves

Apparently its Ben Gamel szn and we are here for it. The Pirates are still finding it tough to string together wins, but they recently had two players (Adam Frazier & Bryan Reynolds) selected to the All Star game, and Ben Gamel has gone completely nuts this past week. Is there a future in the Steel City for Ben Gamel?Today marks the first Tuesday not being #RoansyDay because of a forearm injury. Along with Oneil Cruz, what does this potentially mean for the both of them? Also, we talk further about the Pirates Prospects and who might become Adam Dunn Lite.

Starbucs - Say His Name, Tyler

The weather in Pittsburgh may be as hot as the Pirates over the last 10 games. Taking 3 out of 4 from the Cardinals, Reynolds, Frazier, & Ke have been instrumental in this teams recent performance. Question is, once Frazier is traded how will this team perform going forward?Well, Jim thinks it would be smart to look at 2022 as the year the Pirates should make some moves and not wait until 2023. Should one or maybe even two former Bucs be on the radar and how would this team shape in 2022 if Cherington decided to make a few additions to this club for short term & long term improvements?Let's again dive into the farm system and look at the returns of a healthy Nick Gonzales & Liover Peguero. This farm's pitching has been pretty outstanding of late as well and could essentially become some real depth within this organization. Find out who is climbing the ranks and getting on people's radar.

Starbucs - 2022 & Pitching Depth

Pirates defeated the Cardinals 8-2 last night in which the top 3 of the lineup (Frazier, Hayes, Reynolds) went 8 for 12 with 3 walks. For as bad of a lineup the Pirates are, the top of the order has been pretty amazing.We go into our out Good, Bad, & Ugly segment. Find out which pitcher is on the good, what non player in on the bad, and hitter has been nothing but ugly.

#NS9LIVE! - Pirates Best Top 3 In Baseball?

Pirates won two out of three vs the Indians, although it wasn't real pretty. We recap the series highlighted the almost loss with a 10 run lead, the comeback in the second game, and the game Shelton lost. With that said, we have some words about Shelton's performance. As much of a pass as we may have been giving him this year due to the circumstances of the team and last season, he really is starting to show his colors again. The latest is taking Bubaker out of the game with just 76 pitches in which they ended up losing. Next, we talk talk on something which seemed to be a hot topic yesterday on twitter, Bryan Reynolds. Just how good has he been? Do the Pirates look to extend him? Trade him? What would a return be?Lastly, it is once again #RoasnyDay but we touch more on Oneil Cruz who has been determined by Ben Cherington will see more time in Altoona while playing other positions while there.

Starbucs - Why Derek?

We are joined by a special guest, Travis Sawchik. We talk about his recent article about the substance use in MLB, his findings on the use of Spider Tack and other substances, thoughts how MLB is handling the situation, as well as how it potentially effects the trades that helped cost Neal Huntington his job.

NS9 Podcast - A Sticky Subject With Travis Sawchik

First off, we talk the current 9 game losing streak of the Pirates. Things are pretty bad, but there shouldn't be too much confusion because this team was a pretty bad team heading into the year. One thing maybe not as expected was just how bad Mitch Keller has been and since he has now been sent down to Indy there has been some dialogue if that is the correct move. Jim & DiNardo tell you why it's the correct move and just who may really benefit from this not named Mitch Keller.Baseball has finally issued their policy on their substance crackdown and last night Tyler Glasnow finds out he has a partially torn UCL and has some words for baseball. Was he right or wrong? Well, DiNardo has a bit of a rant he has to get off his chest while Jim finds fault in everyone. Meanwhile, they do come together and ultimately feel the crackdown is good for baseball.Lastly, #RoansyDay was another fantastic day and we talk about some of the happenings and performances among the Pirates prospects.Website:https://www.northshorenine.comTwitter:https://www.twitter.com/northshorenineInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/northshorenineFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/northshorenine

Starbucs - Manfred Loathes Baseball

What can we say, the Pirates got swept by the Dodgers in PNC this week. We kick off the show with out Good, Bad, & Ugly and boy did it get ugly. There's been some chatter these past few days about what to do with Bryan Reynolds. Do they extend him, trade him, or let his contract run out. We talk what the Pirates should be looking to do and if trading him should simply be out of the question.Speaking of trading, Adam Frazier is still hot and the White Sox have now lost their 2nd baseman for the season. With what seems to be a market heating up for Frazier, what can the Pirates potentially expect, who lines up well, and what will Cherington look to do?

#NS9LIVE! - Hope Frazier Likes His Sox White

Ok, so we obviously needed to talk about the home run that didn't happen. Its ok though, we talk about the rest of the bad mistakes that happened in last nights game as well as discussing the Marlins series. Lastly, we talk prospects!

Starbucs - First Base Is Lava

Pittsburgh has been anticipating June 3rd for some time now and it finally arrived. Young Hayes has made his return to the Pirates roster and didn't disappoint tonight. Hayes went 2-4 with a triple and plenty of defensive plays to get a fanbase excited (to the degree of excitement you can get this fanbase) once again.Not only was it Hayes return but a former friend in Starling Marte returned to Pittsburgh for the first time since being traded to the Diamondbacks. With his return came a radio hosts terrible comments once again which lead a bit of the old NS9 to come out. Howard, Crick, Holmes, and RichRod had a solid outing tonight and all have been doing it quite differently this year. Crick continues to fascinate as his overall numbers look good even though nobody inside the white lines has any idea where his pitch will end. His spin rates remain completely off the charts which leads into our final discussion......baseball has appeared to make an effort to crack down on foreign substance usage for these pitchers who appear to have been using for quite some time with a blind eye. Going forward, if caught, players will be suspended for 10 games. Will MLB truly enforce this? How? Who will be the first? Also, an article that Travis Sawchik released today goes into much greater depth of research in regards to how these substances really effect pitching.

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