Trade talks surrounding Skenes grew this month following a poor start from the Pirates, which saw Derek Shelton dismissed after a 12-26 start on May 8. The Pirates are currently 1

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes has already surfaced in MLB rumors as a potential trade candidate, as arguably the

It may seem unthinkable to trade arguably the best pitcher in baseball who is just 22 years old, hasn't even hit arbitration and has four-plus seasons of team control remaining on his contract, but the Pittsburgh Pirates would certainly get a haul if they did decide to move Paul Skenes.