The 2018 July trade deadline was one that Pittsburgh Pirates fans should have looked back at as one with happy thoughts about what happened. Sadly, it is not.
Entering the deadline the Pirates looked in good enough position to add a piece or two. They entered the day 55-52, and were in reaching distance of a Wild Card spot and first place in the National League Central. Now, surely, the team could have used a bit of bolstering. Especially in the rotation. Jameson Taillon and Trevor Williams got off to great starts to the second half of the season.