Earlier today there was a report from Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times that the Pirates inquired on Mark Trumbo and might be willing to part with a young starting pitcher.
Heard rumblings that #Pirates inquired about #Angels 1B Mark Trumbo and might be willing to part with young SP; not sure if it has legs.
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) July 31, 2013
It seems that those talks have gone nowhere. Jon Heyman reports that the Pirates tried to make a play for Trumbo, which doesn’t sound like there’s any possibility of a deal.
#pirates tried to make a play for mark trumbo
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2013
Jim Bowden says the Angels had no interest in dealing Trumbo.
Angels had no interest in a Trumbo deal with Pittsburgh…NO INTEREST
— Jim Bowden (@JimBowdenGM) July 31, 2013
Rob Biertempfel says the interest got very little traction.
From what I gather, #Pirates interest in Trumbo got very little traction with #Angels front offifce
— Rob Biertempfel (@RobBiertempfel) July 31, 2013
So this is pretty much a non-rumor, but if you were wondering about Trumbo, that’s it. Not going to happen, since the Angels don’t seem to want to deal him.
Its good to see NH explore every option, but I like our prospect depth more than Trumbo
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