The MLB trade deadline is a little over a week away, and we're starting to enter the period where teams begin to make trades, and where rumors come out on a daily basis. This is the fifth year in a row that the Pirates have entered the deadline as buyers, and in four of those years they've added at least one player via trade, and usually more than one. The lone exception was last year, although that wasn't for lack of trying, as they made a run at David Price, offering up prospects in a year where Tampa Bay and other teams were looking for MLB-ready talent.
Looking at the Pirates’ Needs as the Trade Deadline Approaches
