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Astros and Pirates Have Discussed a Possible Gerrit Cole Trade

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According to Jeff Passan, a new team has entered the Gerrit Cole trade talks, which have been fairly quiet recently. Passan says that the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates have talked about a possible deal.

As the tweet from Passan says, outfielder Derek Fisher is a name that has been mentioned, although it doesn’t say exactly who mentioned it, so it just appears to be speculation at this point. Passan feels that he wouldn’t be enough to be a centerpiece in any deal. The 24-year-old Fisher made his big league debut in 2017, hitting .212/.307/.356 in 53 games.

To add on to this rumor, Jim Crane, who owns the Astros, told media today that they are actively pursuing a top-end starting pitcher and that could come from a trade or a free agent signing. As usual, stay tuned for any possible updates.

UPDATE 4:50 PM: Jon Morosi confirms the rumors and adds some details…

UPDATE: Tuesday 1:00 PM: For what it’s worth, the NY Daily News believes that Cole going to the Yankees is inevitable, despite Astros showing interest. Here’s the link, which includes the reasoning behind that thought.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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