The Pirates aren't likely to get rid of Pedro Alvarez, Jayson Stark tweets.
#Pirates telling teams they're likely to keep Pedro Alvarez - which would effectively end their hunt for other 1B upgrades
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) July 27, 2015
Not that Stark is wrong, but this is the kind of thing that makes covering the trade deadline seem like a silly exercise. First the Pirates "want to get rid of" Alvarez; now they don't. First the Pirates are thinking about trading for Mike Napoli; now they couldn't possibly.