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Pirates Trade Francisco Liriano to the Blue Jays

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The Pirates made a surprising late move today, dealing Francisco Liriano to the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Robert Murray.

Jon Heyman has since confirmed the news, although that doesn’t seem necessary since Murray has been first on every Liriano transaction in the past.

The Pirates also sent two prospects along in the deal, so this could be big.

No word yet on the return, but I’ll keep this updated.

UPDATE 4:59 PM: The Pirates won’t be picking up any of Liriano’s salary.

The return is one player, according to Ken Rosenthal, which Adam Berry says is Drew Hutchison.

More to come on this soon.

UPDATE 5:04 PM: Buster Olney says that Harold Ramirez is going to Toronto in the deal, and I heard back from a source that confirmed this.

Still one more player to be named.

UPDATE 6:09 PM: Reese McGuire is the other player in the deal, and the move is now official.

Francisco Liriano, Harold Ramirez, and Reese McGuire for Drew Hutchison, with no money going the other way. I’ll have more analysis later.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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