Hour 2: Pirates pitcher Jared Jones joined the show. Jared talked about the experience of making the team’s Opening Day roster despite zero MLB playing time – the first Pirate to do so since Kris Benson in 1999. Jared talked about calling his dad as the first phone call after getting word he would be on the big-league club out of camp. A funny story about Jared throwing a perfect game in high school when almost every pitch was a fastball. Jared said he will not crack a smile out on the mound, but he might do so after the game – depending on how it went. Jared got into how he some guys push each other, including Paul Skenes. Chris asked Jared about Mitch Keller as the elder statesman of the rotation.

Steelers insider Mark Kaboly from The Athletic joined the show. After a few funny baseball questions, we got down to brass tacks. Mark doesn’t think the Steelers will go WR in the 1st round. He said they like Dan Moore, but don’t love him as much as it seems. Mark believes the Steelers are pretty set with 3-4 positions that they want to address in the first few rounds. Mark got into the avenues the Steelers could go in the 1st round depending on how things break. What are the odds of the Steelers trading up or down in the draft this year? 

Donny Football Debrief – A rugby star is signing with the Chiefs. Are they the new Patriots – a team you think can make good players out of guys who never played football?