The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies have come to agreement on a blockbuster trade involving DJ LeMahieu. The reason for the trade for both teams are for very different reasons. For the Pirates, they get back into the green in the salary cap equation while receiving 3 great prospects in return. For the Rockies, they get a franchise player in the middle of their infield. The Pirates have been looking to acquire young talent to pair with some of their recent draft picks, such as Ronald Acuna and Gleyber Torres. Here is the following details on the trade.
Pittsburgh Receives:
LF Corey Dickerson-former 1st round pick who could potentially be a face of the franchise, already in the majors
SP Juan Grullon-young arm in Double A who isn't far from the MLB Rotation
2B Ehire Adrianza-young 2B who could be the heir to LeMahieu at 2B
5,200,000 in cash to get above the cap
Colorado Receives
2B DJ LeMahieu-Face of the Franchise in the middle of the infield
SP J.C. Sulbaran=young pitcher who Rockies said to add to make it work
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Pittsburgh Receives:
LF Corey Dickerson-former 1st round pick who could potentially be a face of the franchise, already in the majors
SP Juan Grullon-young arm in Double A who isn't far from the MLB Rotation
2B Ehire Adrianza-young 2B who could be the heir to LeMahieu at 2B
5,200,000 in cash to get above the cap
Colorado Receives
2B DJ LeMahieu-Face of the Franchise in the middle of the infield
SP J.C. Sulbaran=young pitcher who Rockies said to add to make it work
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