Endy Rodriguez injury news, Pirates sign Rowdy Tellez, TV rights updates & more

Tons of news came our way Tuesday. The biggest came internally on the roster as young, up and coming catcher Endy Rodriguez is slated to have UCL surgery and will miss the entirety of the 2024 season. Pair that with the Johan Oviedo news we received earlier this off-season, and it may be time to evaluate the Pirates goals differently for next season. Along with that, the Pirates made another signing, bringing in Rowdy Tellez on a major league deal. Tellez's performance in 2023 left much to be desired, but if he can rekindle some of his 2022 form, did the Pirates find a cost effective diamond in the rough? Finally, it was announced Wednesday that the Pirates will now be apart of SportsNet Pittsburgh alongside the Pittsburgh Penguins. What does this mean moving forward and what dots need connected to fully understand the way we'll watch the Pirates short-term? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Score early this NFL season with FanDuel, America’s Number One Sportsbook! Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning FIVE DOLLAR MONEYLINE BET! That’s A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BUCKS – if your team wins! Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER : 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.