Welcome to the second-to-last edition of the Pittsburgh Pirates Rumor Mill before the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline. Every week the Rumor Mill gives you the latest rumors, trades, signings, promotions, demotions, injury updates, and other news and notes from around the Pirate organization. In this week’s piece, we talk about the Pirates potentially looking to upgrade first base, Clint Barmes as a potential replacement for Jordy Mercer, Justin Upton, and a slew of recalls and injuries.
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Pirates looking into Clint Barmes, Ben Zobrist, and Cliff Pennington
According to Bill Brink, Pirates’ beat reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates have asked the Arizona Diamondbacks about infielder Cliff Pennington and the San Diego Padres about shortstop Clint Barmes.