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<t>Commenting on the Trade Rumors site ---- they don't even mention Pirate players when they do a piece on who is available for a particular position. For example, no mention of Joyce in their article on corner outfielders. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> And for all of those who don't want to sell, some of...

They requested a top 5 prospect, but they didn't specify what year that the prospect was rated.



Thus, I suggest Luis Heredia.



In short, I do not go for Hellickson, as I believe the Pirates should be sellers and not buyers.

<t>I would love the current edition of the Pirates to prove me wrong, but I believe NH should be a very active seller over the next 4+ days. Stated simply, the starting pitching is a mess.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Cole is pitching more like a #3 than a #1, and he was shut down for 3+ weeks earlier thi...

<t>And, in looking at what the Cubs just traded for Chapman, who is a rental, their #1 prospect, a top 5 prospect, a decent reliever, and another player, there is no way that the package you suggested would be considered by the Rays as enough for Archer. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I am not criticizing ...

When I saw the story on MLB Trade Rumors that the Rays would want both Meadows and Glasnow, or two top 15 prospects, for Archer, my answer would be NO.

<t>I would not trade Meadows for Archer or any of the other cost controlled names being bandied about. Meadows has risen to a similar level of Glasnow and is a major building block for the future. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Although I repeatedly advocated trading Polanco this past winter for Carasco, I...

<t>With the offense in a bad funk, the pitching has little margin for error. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Pirates should have scored more than 2 last night through the first 8. Too many hitters failing to deliver the hit that would have sent the Brewers reeling. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I have watched Tal...

<t>This boy was a riot to watch yesterday, particularly in extra innings. If mom hadn't got him that hot dog when she did in the 15th or so I think he would have climbed out of his skin. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Good spotting by the TV crew. It almost made watch the 18 inning game interesting through...

<t>The next game the Pirates play will be on July 19; less than 2 weeks before the trade deadline. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> With so many games at home, and with days off in between some of the games, I too believe that this is the time when the team needs to make a statement that they are in it to wi...

<t>This year's bench has performed well to date. That said, I would not offer either Joyce or Freese a contract next year. The Pirates have too many options for next year and both are likely to be too expensive and perhaps want multi-year deals.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> The one I would consider bringi...