Halfway through a season might be a bit too early to evaluate the results of a trade, but at this point, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ return on the Jacob Stallings deal doesn’t look half bad.
And if not for a couple outings on April 23 – and a couple of injury issues — it would look even better.
Stallings was a fan favorite, but he never did anything for me, and I endorsed the trade wholeheartedly immediately after it was consummated last November. His value would never be higher, and although it would have been nice to have a steady veteran around to hold the fort until Henry Davis was ready to take over, the Pirates were wise to move him when they did.