We know that the Pittsburgh Pirates are loaded on starting pitching and looking to move arms for bats (and probably some savings, if we know Bob Nutting). The team solidified that thought when they traded pitcher Luis Ortiz for first baseman Spencer Horwitz, your feelings on the effectiveness of that trade not withstanding. Now there’s a report coming out of Boston saying that the Pirates and Red Soz discussed a trade for young Bucs arm Jared Jones at this year’s MLB Winter Meetings.
The 23-year-old Jones is coming off of a solid rookie season in which he finished with a 6-8 record to go along with a 4.