So much for wheeling and dealing.
The 2020 Major League Baseball trade deadline came and went Monday, and the Pirates did not make a move.
While plenty of clubs were active – including the Arizona Diamondbacks, who dealt former Pirate Starling Marte to the Miami Marlins – the Bucs sat this one out, holding on to players such as Keone Kela, Trevor Williams, Joe Musgrove and Adam Frazier. All were mentioned in trade rumors leading up to Monday’s 4 p.m. deadline.
So, the club will head into the second half of the truncated 2020 season with largely the same cast of characters — with one major exception.