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The Pittsburgh Pirates sit at the bottom of the National League Central and are looking to acquire pieces for the future around Paul Skenes and Oneil Cruz. With the trade deadline next week, the Pirates have the best shortstop on the market in Isiah Kiner-Falefa, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.
Kiner-Falefa was traded last season to the Pirates from the Toronto Blue Jays and is looking like he could be on the move again. The market is low on shortstops, and with the Pirates looking to sell, they could move Kiner-Falefa if they get an offer for him, but there isn’t much demand for the position.
Kiner-Falefa is hitting .271 with just one home run for the Pirates this season and is a free agent at the end of the year. The Pirates middle infielder could be traded to a team that misses out on the third base market, as he has played the position before, but according to Feinsand, his buzz is low.
The Pirates likely have high-priority trade chips that they want to move before discussing a trade involving Kiner-Falefa, which likely won’t net them much return.
Kiner-Falefa could be an option for the New York Yankees if they miss out on Eugenio Suárez of the Arizona Diamondbacks to fill their need at third base.
If Kiner-Falefa were to be moved, it would likely come in the waning moments of the deadline as a team that missed out needs to pick up a consolation prize before trades are frozen.
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