Letter to the editor: Nutting has an obligation to do better

A message to Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting:

Mr. Nutting, as an owner, you have a moral obligation to the fans, the city, the region and the MLB to field a winning team. Reinvest your MLB earnings to pay Paul Skenes real money now. Build a real team with a real bullpen around Skenes and Mitch Keller, and rebuild the outfield and infield.

Your parents and grandparents taught you to work hard, earn and save. They enabled you to be so wealthy that you can own an MLB team. You are in the big leagues. Act like it.

Being an MLB owner is a privilege to spend on great entertainment. Your team plays in a great major league ballpark (PNC Park) but showcases a minor league team with a few exceptions (Oniel Cruz). I respect these Pirates who do not complain but do leave as fast as they can.

Working is about doing what you love and making a living at it. You love baseball. Give your MLB team the money to field quality players. You will not always be successful (Bryan Reynolds).

Change your fundamental being to hoard every dollar you make. Learn the pride great employers feel when they pay their employees well. Repay the region that built and continues to pay for a magnificent entertainment arena. Repay the MLB for the privilege to be a franchise owner. Repay the fans who cherish the memories of Clemente, Stargell, Groat, Mazeroski, Law and Friend. Rebuild your fan base that you are squandering. Please.

David Pollock

Squirrel Hill