With the Pittsburgh Pirates in perpetual purgatory, Paul Skenes has seen his name come up in trade rumors . However, the Pirates don't plan on doing anything drastic.

Pittsburgh won't be trading Skenes anytime soon, at least in general manager Ben Cherington's eyes. When discussing his ace's immediate future, Cherrington sent a blunt message , via Robert Murray of FanSided.

“He is going to be a Pirate in 2026,” Cherington said of Skenes.

The right-hander is under team control through the 2029 season making pre-arbitration money. Pittsburgh would get one of the biggest trade hauls in MLB history for his services. And with the Pirates not having made the playoffs since 2015, it would give the team a new foundation to build on. Article Continues Below

However, the Pirates would rat

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