The Pirates kicked off their trade deadline season by dealing Ke'Bryan Hayes to the Reds, and quickly followed it up by sending Caleb Ferguson to the Mariners and David Bednar to the Yankees. On Thursday, with just a few minutes left until the deadline, Bailey Falter followed in a deal with the Royals.
Ken Rosenthal had the return for Pittsburgh: lefty pitcher Evan Sisk and first baseman Callan Moss. Sisk recently made his MLB debut with the Royals and pitched 5 1/3 innings in relief before being sent down, and Moss is in High-A and unranked in Kansas City's pipeline.