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Kovacevic: Pirates' promising first trade comes with quite the backstory

Half a decade and a whole lot of karma later, but Malcom Nunez is finally part of the Pirates.

It's quite the backstory, and I can't wait to share anew.

But first, hey, the story that's right up front: Ben Cherington began what promises to be a busy Major League Baseball trade deadline for the local franchise by sending Jose Quintana and Chris Stratton to the Cardinals for a 24-year-old pitcher off St. Louis' active roster, Johan Oviedo, and Nunez, a 21-year-old Class AA corner infield prospect who's really raking this summer.