According to Ken Rosenthal, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals are still in trade talks concerning Andrew McCutchen. Multiple sources earlier this week mentioned that the Nationals would like to get the deal done before Friday, but the level of interest has remained the same since then.
Sources: #Nationals remain in talks with #WhiteSox on Sale and #Pirates on McCutchen. #RedSox open on Sale, but only at lesser asking price.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 3, 2016
Jon Heyman noted that he was told that the Pirates don’t feel compelled to move McCutchen unless the price is right.
pirates person reiterates: team doesnt feel compelled to move mccutchen if the price isnt right. not saying he wont go tho.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 3, 2016
Baseball’s winter meetings begin tomorrow and run through next Thursday, so if nothing comes about today, the Pirates and Nationals (and any other team that wants to get involved) will have a chance to meet up face-to-face to discuss a possible deal.
If anything else of note comes up, we will update this article.