The Pittsburgh Pirates made a series of trades at the deadline, with the final one being a prospect-only deal. According to Jonathan Mayo, the Pirates sent right-handed pitcher Patrick Reilly to the Baltimore Orioles, receiving second baseman/outfielder Billy Cook in return.
Cook is in his age-25 season, and wasn’t rated among the updated Baseball America top 30. He does give the Pirates an upper-level depth option, batting .279/.372/.485 with 11 homers and 12 stolen bases in 304 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this year.
Drafted in the 10th round in 2021, Cook has spent time all over the field.