Rum Bunter Radio Emergency Episode: Pittsburgh Pirates Trade Adam Frazier

Adam Frazier has officially been traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for three prospects.

Breaking news out of Pittsburgh in the late afternoon of Sunday, Adam Frazier, Pittsburgh Pirates long-time second baseman, found out he would be heading to San Diego along with $1.4 million to cover Frazier’s contract.

Frazier of course has been long considered one of the Pittsburgh Pirates top trade pieces, leading the National League in hits, along with being named this year’s All-Star Game starting second baseman. This deal does not come as a surprise, being that trade talks have surrounded the middle infielder for over a year, but it does get finalized five days prior to the 2021 trade deadline this Friday.

In this breaking news update on Rum Bunter Radio, the crew meets up to break down the trade, discuss the return, and whether or not this deal was the correct one for the Pittsburgh Pittsburgh.

The headline, Tupucita Marcano is a player the Pirates have allegedly been vying for since this past offseason. After an unsuccessful push in the Joe Musgrove deal, Ben Cherrington determined this was his opportunity to get the back-side hitting second baseman.

Along with Marcano the Pirates received outfielder Jack Suwinski as well as twenty-one-year-old pitcher Michelle Miliano. These three players all find themselves on different timelines, currently, Suwinski has hit fifteen home runs in double a San Antonio, and Miliano is known for his strikeout material.

This week is looking to return even more prospects for Pittsburgh, throughout the rest of the episode the guys talk about who that may be and when we could see these deals go down.  After a big draft, and now signings from those players, Ben Cherrington looks to conclude July with a splash, and Adam Frazier is the next in line to contribute to this rebuild.

Batten down the hatches, clear the decks, and enjoy this breaking news update from Rum Bunter Radio.