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Fansided · Dec 8, 2025

5 MLB bats the Pirates could target from each projected Mitch Keller suitor

Pittsburgh Pirates v Atlanta Braves | Brett Davis/GettyImagesEven after the Johan Oviedo trade, it still looks like the Pittsburgh Pirates will look to trade from their surplus of starting pitchers. The most likely arm to be moved is still Mitch Keller, surprising exactly no one.

However, instead of a prospect like Jhostynxon Garcia, Keller is likely to be moved in exchange for a big league bat. That was the sentiment that Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel expressed prior to the trade with Boston, and now, with a major league-ready prospect in the fold like Garcia, it is doubly true.

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