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With the July 31 MLB trade deadline rapidly approaching, the Pittsburgh Pirates are once again expected to be sellers. How aggressively they’ll sell, though, remains to be seen. Let’s start with a disclaimer that no one on the Pirates’ roster other than Paul Skenes and Oneil Cruz should feel particularly safe at this year’s deadline. That said, there are certain …

With two days until the trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates have only made one trade of note this month. Pittsburgh sent infielder Adam Frazier to the Kansas City Royals for minor leaguer Cam Devanney on July 16. The Pirates are expected to make a handful of more trades before Thursday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline, and they are reportedly discussing a …

The Pittsburgh Pirates have lost 11 of 12 after being swept at PNC Park by the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox have MLB’s second-worst record this season, lost 121 games last season. But the White Sox outscored the Pirates, 27-7. Owner Bob Nutting doesn’t care. The Pirates drew more than 85,000 for the three-game series. That’s how Nutting keeps …

After failing to finish the job with their first five opportunties, the White Sox didn’t let this chance for a sweep pass them by. The White Sox demoralized the Pirates in all three games at PNC Park, following up a pair of 10-run efforts on Friday and Saturday with a five-run victory this afternoon to open the second half 3-0. …

In desperate need of help at second base as they try to fight their way back into the American League wild-card race, the Kansas City Royals are acquiring veteran infielder Adam Frazier. Per Robert Murray of FanSided, the Pittsburgh Pirates are trading Frazier to the Royals in exchange for minor-league infielder Cam Devanney. Second base has been a black hole for …

10:45am: The teams have announced the trade. Pittsburgh optioned Devanney to Triple-A Indianapolis. 9:27am: The Royals are set to acquire infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier from the Pirates, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. Kansas City will send infielder Cam Devanney back to Pittsburgh in the trade. Devanney was just selected to the major league roster by the Royals eight days ago but …

Pirates deal Adam Frazier to Royals for infielder Cam Devanney  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Frazier returns to Royals in trade with Pirates  ESPN Royals-Pirates trade: Frazier to KC; slugging Minors infielder Devanney to Bucs  MLB.com Pirates trade Adam Frazier to Royals for infielder Cam Devanney: Source  The New York Times Adam Frazier Reportedly Traded to Royals from Pirates Ahead of 2025 MLB Deadline  Bleacher Report Source link

With the 2025 MLB Draft now in the books, here’s my look at each National League Central team’s draft class. I focus on the top 10 rounds, since those are the picks that count toward each team’s bonus pool. Players taken after the 10th round may be paid up to $150,000 without counting against the bonus pool, so the best …

First-round draft pick Seth Hernandez is the latest reason for Bucco optimism. The Pirates’ head scout called the high school right-hander a “culture changer.” But Paul Skenes hasn’t changed the Pirates’ culture. Skenes is MLB’s best pitcher. But he’s 4-8, and the Pirates are last in the NL Central. If Skenes can’t be a “culture changer,” what hope does Hernandez …

The Pittsburgh Pirates made four picks on the first day of the 2025 MLB Draft, which covered the first three rounds as well as all the compensation picks. The Pirates took two high school pitchers to start the draft and followed with a pair of college position players. How did they do? Let’s evaluate all four picks. Round 1 Pick …