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Episode: Paul Zeise Live: How much do Pirates need to get from Braxton Ashcraft, Bubba Chandler for successful year?
Description: Live around 5 p.m., Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise ponders the importance of Braxton Ashcraft and Bubba Chandler to the Pirates' 2026 rotation.
How important to the teams chances is it that both earn spots within the five-man unit next to Mitch Keller and Paul Skenes? Do GM Ben Cherington and manager Don Kelly need them to reach their potential for this team to have a chance at MLB postseason contention? And what does Paul think of other rotation candidates including Jose Urquidy, Thomas Harrington, Carmen Mlodzinski and Hunter Barco? He tackles those questions and more. <...