Before the Pittsburgh Pirates made the late night trade for Texas Ranger closer Keone Kela, the team also looked into the San Diego Padres’ bullpen. At the time many speculated that the team was looking at Craig Stammen, who Rob Biertempfel suggested. The writer from The Athletic mentioned that the Pittsburgh Pirates had interest in Stammen in the past.
However, it has now been reported who exactly the Pittsburgh Pirates were targeting from the Padres. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and MLB Network tweeted that the Pittsburgh Pirates were actually looking at current Padres closer, Kirby Yates.