It was the first significant move that Ben Cherington made as the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, trading Starling Marte to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Liover Peguero and Brennan Malone.
While Peguero has established himself as not only one of the top prospects in the system, but also in baseball, we haven’t seen too much of Malone.
Whether it be due to signing late or struggling with injuries and control on the mound, Malone has thrown just 22 professional innings since being drafted in 2019.
None of that is really news, this has been well known about Malone throughout the offseason.