Pittsburgh Pirates, Trade Deadline
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Perrotto also reported that both Pirates bullpen arms in right-hander Dennis Santana and left-hander Caleb Ferguson have received great trade interest as well ahead of the deadlin
Bednar broke a two-month streak of not allowing an earned run on Monday night, but still picked up his 17th save of the season. Meanwhile, Santana owns a 1.39 ERA and minuscule 0.84 WHIP in 45 1/3 innings.
One of whom is two-time All-Star closer David Bednar, who The Athletic’s Stephen J. Nesbitt predicts will no longer be a Pirate after Thursday.
It’s been mostly quiet on the trade front so far for the Pirates ahead of Thursday’s Trade Deadline, with the only move being sending Adam Frazier back to the Royals. That could, if not should, change in the coming days.
The Pittsburgh Pirates could be active at the trade deadline. There's a chance they look to cut ties with one of their better starting pitchers in a trade, too.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are readying for a busy MLB trade deadline on July 31 and looking for the best future talent they can land that will benefit
The Pirates claim they see the need to bolster their position player core through impactful trades. Whether they'll act on that is unclear.
An MLB insider believes the Chicago Cubs trading for Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller could make some sense.
San Francisco, currently third in the NL West (7.0 GB), remains on the fringe of the Wild Card race with an 18.3% chance to make the postseason, according to FanGraphs' metrics.
Plus: The Dodgers' reliever situation, the Rays might be thinking about selling, Luis Robert Jr.'s status and Nestor Cortes Jr's future.
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