Fansided · Jan 7, 2020
Pittsburgh Pirates Trade Candidate: Starting Pitcher Mike Leake
The Pittsburgh Pirates could take a move out of the Giants playbook, and acquire a useful player, while also getting a young prospect in the trade. Mike Leake could be one of those players.
Most of the starting pitching acquisition targets we name on here are innings eater types starters. Usually they pitch 180+ innings a season and while they’re not garnering any Cy Young votes, they are some of the most durable starters in the Majors. One of the most durable starters of the entire decade is right-handed starter Mike Leake.