The Pittsburgh Pirates ended their 2025 season in a familiar and frustrating last place in the NL Central with a 71-91 record, which was even worse than their 2024 season, and haven’t had a winning season since 2018. Yet, in the middle of this mess, Paul Skenes was so dominant that he is the runaway favorite to win the NL Cy Young award with a 1.97 ERA and 10-10 record. This stark contrast is a baffling paradox, and Pirates owner Bob Nutting has received criticism from fans and media several times for that, which he has never countered. Now, for the first time, we are getting the answer from inside the clubhouse.

In an end-of-season report, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette revealed the true feelings of players inside the Pirates’ locker room, where one anonymous player delivere

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