Get to know Pirates No. 11 prospect Sammy Stafura—acquired in the Ke’Bryan Hayes deadline deal—as he walks us through a whirlwind month: getting traded, reporting to Bradenton, and earning a quick bump to Greensboro. Sammy shares how he found out about the trade, first impressions of the Pirates’ player-development system, and whether a jump in swing rate is by design or just the sample talking.
We also dig into the person behind the prospect: New York baseball roots (Mets or Yankees?), players he models, two songs he’d queue up to skip Jim’s Taylor Swift pick, first word that comes to mind when he hears “Pittsburgh,” Skyline vs. Primanti Bros, a niche food from home he misses, and what he’s like off the field. We wrap on goals for the final weeks of the season and what Pirates fans can expect next.
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