PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher that teams have looked as a top trade candidate is reportedly trending towards staying with the team past the deadline. Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said on 93.7 The Fan that the Pirates may keep right-handed starting pitcher Mitch Keller past the MLB trade deadline on July 31.

Mitch Keller is one of the biggest starting pitcher names on the trade market heading toward the MLB deadline. That sets the Pittsburgh Pirates' right-hander up for a very unusual Monday night. You see, Keller is the starting pitcher for the Pirates in San Francisco in a game that will start at 9:45 p.m. on clocks in Pittsburgh.