The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates meet for the first four games of what is sure to be a knock-down, drag-out series to see which team is the worst in the NL Central. Jeff and Steve are joined by Ethan Smith, from Locked On Pirates, to preview this comical series that is about to take place. They give their predictions as to why the Pirates will win this series (although, Jeff thinks the Reds and Pirates will split), they look at the pitching matchups of the Reds and Pirates and why Nick Lodolo is the starter who is sure to get the Reds a win, and they break down why a couple of top prospects in O'Neill Cruz and Graham Ashcraft have yet to debut. The future for the Res and Pirates is bright, but this weekend will be more comical that confrontational.

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