It’s that time of year again. The rumors. The whispers. The “teams are calling.” And, to almost no one's surprise, one name for the Pittsburgh Pirates ends up glowing in red ink: Mitch Keller.
If the Pirates make a real trade at the MLB Winter Meetings, it’s almost certainly going to involve Keller. Not because the front office necessarily wants to move him, and not because fans are begging for it, but because he's the one guy who checks every box for a Winter Meetings deal.
Keller is a proven major league starter on a team-friendly contract in prime age.