Welcome to 12 Days of Bucmas and Happy Holidays! Host Ethan Smith, Pittsburgh superfan and Pirates wannabe all-knower, kicks off the festivities by explaining how the designated hitter rule for the NL going back to not having one could affect the Pirates, in particular Josh Bell. Speaking of Bell, his name was brought up in trade rumors with the AL contender New York Yankees, so what could the Pirates target from the Yankees farm system in exchange for the power hitting first baseman? All that and more on the December 14 edition of Locked On Pirates.

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