Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. Remember to send in your questions for our weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com.

Hal Steinbrenner asks: I read an article about Yankees/Pirates talks re: Skenes trade. Putting that aside, I do think Skenes would like out and the Pirates aren’t close like Skubal/Detroit was last season. This offseason, it’s exactly what I think the Yankees should do — what would a return package realistically be?

Out of this world expensive is the only true answer. The Yankees reportedly floated the idea of a Skenes trade to Pittsburgh this deadline season, offering up names like Spencer Jones and George Lombard Jr., but it was to no avail as the Pirates weren’t interested in mov

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