The trade deadline is less than a week away and there have already been two notable deals. The Josh Naylor trade doesn't really impact Pittsburgh, but the Gregory Soto deal between the Mets and Orioles gives the Pirates a strong idea of what they can do with a trade of Caleb Ferguson.
Ferguson has tanked his trade value recently with a bad stretch of games, yet his numbers on the season are similar to what Soto has produced. Both have an ERA slightly below 4.00, with Ferguson and Soto at 3.92 and 3.96), and an xERA in the low 3.