The rumor surrounding the Pittsburgh Pirates is that Joe Musgrove is going to be moved sooner or later. Musgrove will be playing in his age 28 season next year, which means he won’t be around when the Pirates expect to be competitive. Therefore, it makes sense to move him now, as has been suggested around Pirates’ trade rumors.
We know where the Pirates have deficiencies and we know where they have strength. We know that there isn’t a stellar catching prospect in the system, and the catcher of the future is not currently on the big league roster.