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Joe Starkey's Mailbag: Bob Nutting outspends the big boys on a
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Inside the Ke'Bryan Hayes extension and what it means for Pirates
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Bob Nutting: Front-loading Ke'Bryan Hayes' contract 'intentional
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Nutting says Hayes contract start of building MLB team
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Pirates, Ke'Bryan Hayes agree to eight-year, $70 million contract
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Bob Nutting: Front-loading Ke'Bryan Hayes' contract 'intentional
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Gene Collier: Pirates should be envious of Cubs' new star, Seiya
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Paul Zeise's mailbag: Would another 100-loss Pirates season force
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Pirates fan survey: Bob Nutting approval rating, salary cap