Pirates trade rumors are heating up as starting pitcher Mitch Keller emerges as a key target ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

Jim Callis of MLB.com rated his top five 2025 MLB Draft Classes and placed the Pirates at second best, with the Baltimore Orioles in first place. The Tampa Bay Rays came next in third, the Colorado Rockies ranked fourth and the Boston Red Sox came in at fifth.

Pittsburgh has not yet made its first selection in the 2025 MLB Draft. In Sunday's first round, the team is slated to pick sixth overall. The Pirates have $14,088,400 in bonus pool spending, according to MLB . That money can be used to sign players drafted by the Pirates in the first 10 rounds.

Paul Skenes made an interesting bit of history in the first-half of the season and it’s all because the Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a starting pitcher that is on the radar of one the top teams in the MLB. Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette repo

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As is usually the case around the All-Star break, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred pops up quite a bit with annual “state of the league” media interactions. Often, his quotes come with some sort of player-salary cost control messaging.

The Pittsburgh Pirates completed their 2025 MLB Draft, where they took 21 different selections, who they hope will serve as a part of their future.