The Pirates made three trades today just before MLB's non-waiver trade-deadline. They dealt away Closer Octavio Dotel, relief pitchers Javier Lopez, and DJ Carrasco. And they also traded position players Ryan Church and Bobby Crosby.
I won't get into much detail about who they got back in return. What I am excited about is there were no deals that will damage the psyche of the team the rest of the year.
I'm glad that they didn't trade starting pitchers Paul Maholm and Zach Duke. They might not be dominating, ace pitchers, but at least they're pretty stable in the middle of the rotation.
A young lineup needs two or three guys who can at least keep them in the game. And that's what Maholm and Duke are capable of.
Now that the trading deadline is over, perhaps this young core of starting position players can gel a bit as a group and give us at least a glimpse of a future contending club down-the-stretch.
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