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Pirates’ $60 million pitcher linked to trade idea with Blue Jays

The Pittsburgh Pirates could become sellers on the trade market this summer considering the fact that the team is in last place in the NL Central.

Bleacher Report writer Kerry Miller suggests the Pirates could trade starting pitcher Mitch Keller to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Both Chris Bassitt and Max Scherzer will hit free agency this winter, while Kevin Gausman only has one more year left on his deal. But with so much money already tied up in Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Anthony Santander, Andrés Giménez, José Berríos and more, trading for Keller at a known price point through 2028 almost has to be preferable to another winter of hoping for the best in free agency.