There is no public information on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ local TV deal.
FanGraphs has an estimate for every team, and gave the Pirates an estimated $44 million — matching the totals for the Reds and the Royals.
We didn’t really know the last TV deal. There were reports that it was $20-25 million a year. The Pirates, under president Frank Coonelly at the time, insisted it was higher than the reported amount, but never revealed the amount.
Now, there isn’t even a reported amount.
I can’t imagine why this town doesn’t trust Pirates owner Bob Nutting.