Mikel Brown Jr. has reportedly impressed teams during private workouts and interviews.
The 20-year-old guard out of Louisville appears to be firmly in the mix for the Clippers and Nets with the No. 5 and No. 6 overall picks, respectively.
Pirates problems ranked:
1. The bullpen
2. Cruz and Griffin being injured for an extended period
3. Eventual innings limits/lack of SP depth
4. Jared Triolo being the literal only option at SS atm
5. The National League
The Bucks could be positioning themselves to trade up for Darius Acuff Jr.
Acuff was in Milwaukee last week for a private workout and blew away team officials.
If Giannis Antetokounmpo is traded to the Heat, Milwaukee would have two lottery picks to attempt a move up for Acuff.
BREAKING: The Boston Celtics have offered Jaylen Brown to the Milwaukee Bucks for Giannis Antetokounmpo, per sources.
Crazy change of events.
We’ll see if he could be shipped elsewhere or stays in Milwaukee.
No deal is imminent but Brad Steven’s is working the phones.
Report: The Pirates should be "in the mix" for former Bucco reliever and Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman.
Per team insider Jason Mackey.
Chapman has closed out 28 consecutive games for the crappy Red Sox. And will make $13 million in 2027.
Go get him. AGAIN.
BREAKING: Konnor Griffin should be back before July 1st.
Per excellent Pirates insider Jason Mackey.
That would be a HUGE shot in the arm for the Buccos.
The Trail Blazers are willing to offer back the Bucks’ future draft picks they relinquished for Damian Lillard in a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.
Portland owns Milwaukee’s 2029 1st along with swaps in 2028 and 2030.
Scoot Henderson + Jerami Grant would create a legal framework.
Ben Cherington says on @937thefan that the Pirates are already on the phone talking to teams about trades and player availability. Some players won’t be available for another 4 to 6 weeks. Per Cherington.
The Pirates badly need relief help.
The Red Sox have received calls on their three best relievers; Aroldis Chapman, Garrett Whitlock, and Justin Slaten, according to @jcmccaffrey.
They’ve reportedly told teams they have no interest in dealing any of the three.
Report: The Pirates are "doing their homework" on Rockies super reliever Antonio Senzatela.
Senzatela has a 1.30 ERA in Colorado (!!!). A 5-0 record. 2.2 WAR. In 17 games.
Excellent baseball insider Ken Rosenthal says the Pirates "aggressively" pursuing relief pitchers.
Stay tuned.
Antwone Kelly pitched 3.0 innings out of the pen tonight for Indianapolis allowing only 1 hit 0 earned runs with no walks and 2 strikeouts.
Quit wasting his talents in meaningless games and bring him up already before your bullpen ruins the season.