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.
https://twitter.com/MikeDiGiovanna/status/362637944378490880
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.
https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/362650925560631296
Jim Bowden says the Angels had no interest in dealing Trumbo.
https://twitter.com/JimBowdenESPNxm/status/362652049021730817
Rob Biertempfel says the interest got very little traction.
https://twitter.com/BiertempfelTrib/status/362652998050123776
So this is pretty much a non-rumor, but if you were wondering abo...
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