It has been rumored over the last few weeks that the Pittsburgh Pirates have been looking into controllable starting pitching. This morning it was reported by multiple media members that the team has had talks with the Baltimore Orioles about starter Kevin Gausman and reliever Mychal Givens. Well, apparently that is not the only American League East starter that the team has checked in on recently.
According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post and of the MLB Network, the Pittsburgh Pirates are one of a few teams that have looked into acquiring Tampa Bay Rays’ starter Chris Archer.