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Pirates rumors: Ben Cherington will get help from familiar trade partner to ruin Paul Skenes' prime
Unfortunately for two-time All-Star pitcher Paul Skenes, he’s likely stuck with the Pittsburgh Pirates even if he wanted a trade ahead of the July 31 deadline.
Riley Wheaton has gone through hospital stays, chemotherapy, and a lot of adversity, but on Tuesday, he got to live life in the big leagues.
The Chicago Cubs—who spent most of the 2025 season’s first half atop the NL Central—have gone 5-5 in their last ten games, allowing the Milwaukee Brewers to climb into first place, while sending North Side fans into their traditional mid-summer tizzy. And pitching is the main culprit.
An unnamed MLB team reached out to the Pittsburgh Pirates about trading for superstar starting pitcher Paul Skenes, but that overture was rejected, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
It looks like the National League Cy Young race is down to two horses: the Philadelphia Phillies’ Zack Wheeler and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Paul Skenes. Two-time All-Star pitcher Ryan Dempster took to “International Talk” to argue why he thinks Wheeler can win: “I’m gonna say Zack Wheeler.