"Garcia immediately becomes the favorite to start the season in left field, but the Bucs undoubtedly have more lineup acquisitions on the way. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Pirates remain open to offers on their starters obviously excepting Paul Skenes, whom general manager Ben Cherington has already declared will not be moved. That wouldn't be for prospects, as the goal would be to swap pitching for offense."
"Keller is a solid mid-rotation starter whose production has tailed off in the second half of three consecutive years. He has been a durable source of innings with a low-4.00s ERA overall. He attacks the strike zone and has solid velocity but doesn't miss many bats. At age 30, it's unlikely he'll jump from a #3/4 starter to become an ace. Keller is signed for three seasons. He'll make $16.5MM next season, following by respective $18MM and $20MM"
The Pirates traded back-end starter Johan Oviedo to the Red Sox and received rookie outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia, who immediately projects as the favorite to start in left field. The front office remains open to moving other pitchers to acquire offensive talent while excluding top prospect Paul Skenes from trade consideration. Recent transactions swapped Quinn Priester for Nick Yorke and Luis Ortiz plus pitching prospects for Spencer Horwitz, with the Horwitz trade producing clearer upside. Jared Jones and Bubba Chandler are mentioned as unlikely trade candidates. Mitch Keller emerges as the most straightforward trade candidate, a durable mid-rotation starter signed for three more seasons.
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