What would the Pirates take for Paul Skenes?

[glunn]

I have read that lots of contending teams would like to trade for Paul Skenes, and that he will probably hit free agency before the Pirates can build a contending team around him.  

Also, the Pirates keep saying that Skenes is not available for trade.  Obviously, trading Skenes would alienate their fan base, but arguably it would be a smart move for the Pirates because they can't build a strong team before Skenes departs.

What if the Twins offered an All Star starter (Joe Ryan) and a high ceiling MLB player (Royce Lewis or Matt Wallner) in return? Also, the Twins have some great prospects that might be included.

I wonder what it would take to get the Pirates to consider trading Skenes to the Twins?

 

 

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Q: What would the Pirates take for Skenes?

A: An entire farm system.

[Brock Beauchamp]

And it'd be the correct price, BTW.

[Vanimal46]

If we can go back in time, it would take 2014 Byron Buxton, 2002 Joe Mauer, and 2006 Francisco Liriano + our current top 5 prospects. Maybe they’d pick up the phone without laughing 

[Dave Borton]

9 hours ago, glunn said:

 

Also, the Pirates keep saying that Skenes is not available for trade. 

Trade Skenes or Ryan? No way.

Look to the future and build around such a player. Stud pitchers are rare and often involve pigs in a poke in return. Don't gut your starting 5.

[chpettit19]

The Pirates may trade Paul Skenes, but it won't be until after the 2027 season. His value is too high so there's no deal possible that is mutually beneficial for both organizations until after that point. It's pointless to talk about until then. Paul Skenes is a Pirate for at least 2 more seasons.

And there's no reason they can't build their team to a successful one in that time.