Pirates Trade Idea Moves Mitch Keller for Perfect Red Sox Player
· Yahoo Sports
The Pittsburgh Pirates have had Mitch Keller on the trade block for what seems like a few years now. Instead of moving on from the right-hander yet, the Pirates are either content with keeping him or are looking for more than what they’ve been offered. Many teams around the league could use him, and the Boston Red Sox are one of them
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Thomas Carelli proposed a deal that would be centered around Keller and return Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox, a deal that makes sense for both sides.
“The Red Sox are not tied down to Wilyer Abreu right now. The Red Sox can certainly use him, but he can be replaced by Yoshida and their duo of Triple-A outfielders, including Braiden Ward - the Red Sox traded for him last November. The deal here is that the Pirates can really use another outfielder. That was more than evident on Opening Day, in which infielder-turned-outfielder Oneil Cruz flubbed multiple plays. Abreu is not the most stellar player, but he is good enough to fill a gap.
“All five of the Pirates' starting pitchers are former top-3 round draft picks. They also have multiple ranked pitching prospects in Triple-A, at least one of whom shall be due or sooner or later. Keller is expendable as a pitcher with a >4.00 ERA. The Pirates would trade him to save money, fill a fielding need, and add two prospects,” he wrote.
On the surface, this feels like the type of deal the Pirates would have to take if it ever came up. Not only is Abreu a very good player, but the Pirates need help in the outfield and offensively. Going off a need, the Pirates are rather set on the mound moving forward, barring something drastic happening.
Boston needs some pitching, just as every contender, but the question here would be whether it wants to move on from Abreu to land Keller. Keller can be very good at times, but there have been times when he’s struggled, evident by his career 4.48 ERA.
I’d like the trade a lot for the Pirates.