Proposing a Guardians-Pirates Trade

The Cleveland Guardians need a starting pitcher and a right-handed hitting right-fielder. The Pittsburgh Pirates need young hitters and lots of them. Let’s make a deal.

Against LHP, the Guardians have a 76 wRC+ from their right-fielders, making for the 25th worst mark there in MLB. Cleveland has been trying Jhonkensy Noel and Johnathan Rodriguez for the role of lefty-mashing right-fielder, but both are young, unproven options. Guardians’ starting pitching has had well-publicized woes, ranking 29th in MLB with a 4.71 FIP.

Meanwhile, the Pirates are, again, languishing three games under .500 with a team wRC+ of 85. Of the six Pirates’ prospects given a future value grade of 50 or better by MLB…