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Pirates Rumors: 7/30/2013

Posted on July 30, 2013 at 09:34 PM.

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Pirates Rumors - Marte, Twins
By Steve Adams [July 30, 2013 at 3:45pm EST]

With the trade deadline quickly approaching, the Pirates hold an 8.5 game lead over the Cardinals and a 10 game lead over the struggling Reds.

With the recent injury to LF Starling Marte, the Pirates have some big decisions to make - and fast. With the recent call-up of CF Darren Ford, the Pirates outfield consists of Ford, Jose Tabata, Andrew McCutchen, and Travis Snider. Both Alex Presley and Starling Marte are on the 15-day DL. GM Neil Huntington stated that the injury to Marte, although unfortunate, happened at a time where the Pirates can not only look internally, but externally.

With the injury to Marte, it looks as if Garrett Jones will continue playing first base. Sources say that a trade for Twins first baseman, Justin Morneau, has recently lost steam. Rob Biertempfel of the Post Gazette has reported that the Pirates, however, are still talking with the Twins on some bullpen help. No word yet on who the Bucs are interested in.