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Josh Harrison and Gerrit Cole Rumors from MLB Network

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The guests and analysts on MLB Network were busy talking about possible Gerrit Cole and Josh Harrison trades on Thursday. Three videos linked below all have information on Harrison, with the last video focusing more on Gerrit Cole. Here’s a brief intro for each video.

Joel Sherman was up first, discussing how Cole and Harrison would fit with the New York Yankees. He believes that Harrison would be a bigger need for the Yankees, while Billy Ripken thinks Cole could help the team more by helping the pitching staff, thereby allowing young players to get regular playing time without worrying about them struggling on offense early on.

Joe Magrane and Tom Verducci discussed Harrison’s possible value. Jon Heyman reported last night that numerous teams were interested in Harrison. Verducci doesn’t believe his trade value should be that high with his remaining contract, plus free agent Eduardo Nunez providing similar value, without a team giving up any prospects to get him.

The third video talks about the Yankees saying they are not done acquiring players. Richard Justice believes that a Cole trade should get done because the two sides are so deep into talks and Harrison could be part of the deal.

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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