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Pirates To Acquire Ivan Nova

By Steve Adams and charliewilmoth | August 1, 2016 at 3:00pm CDT

The Pirates have reached a deal to acquire Ivan Nova from the Yankees, reports FanRag’s Jon Heyman (on Twitter). MLB.com’s Adam Berry tweets that the Yankees will receive two players to be named.

The Bucs will lean on the 29-year-old Nova to help their beleaguered rotation. Nova hasn’t had the best season himself, posting a 4.90 ERA, 6.9 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9 over 97 1/3 innings, although his struggles this year are due in part to a very high 21.3% HR/FB rate that the Pirates probably feel will improve in Pittsburgh. Nova’s 54.3% ground ball rate was likely appealing to the Bucs, as was the fact that ERA estimators like xFIP and SIERA are almost a run lower than his actual ERA.

Nova is eligible for free agency after the season, so he’ll be a rental for the Pirates. (The 52-52 Yankees likely felt there was limited downside in dealing him, given that he wasn’t pitching particularly well and was set to depart anyway.) The Bucs will have limited time to help Nova improve, but they have a reputation for helping struggling pitchers and did quite well in acquiring the previously-nondescript J.A. Happ as a rental at last year’s deadline, so perhaps they feel they can do so again.

Nova will soak up starts in a Pirates rotation that has leaned heavily on struggling veterans like Jeff Locke, Jon Niese (who was traded back to the Mets today) and Francisco Liriano (who headed to the Blue Jays). The Bucs had previously traded closer Mark Melancon to the Nationals, but their trade for Nova looks to be at least a tepid move toward improving their chances of winning a Wild Card spot this season.

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40 Comments

  1. Sports_Center_God

    9 years ago

    At the buzzer

    Reply
  2. clutchcutch22

    9 years ago

    Why?? Pointless trade!

    Reply
  3. chand

    9 years ago

    For whom

    Reply
  4. Ken M.

    9 years ago

    Glasnow?

    Reply
    • clutchcutch22

      9 years ago

      HAHA good one!

      Reply
    • timm-2

      9 years ago

      Taillon too?

      Reply
      • clutchcutch22

        9 years ago

        May as well throw Bell and Meadows in there too!

        Reply
        • michaelw

          9 years ago

          That train also lol

          Reply
  5. baseball216781

    9 years ago

    Wonder who they gave up

    Reply
  6. GardyGoesYardy

    9 years ago

    Thank you Jesus!

    Reply
  7. East Coast Bias

    9 years ago

    YES! I was starting to think Nova wasn’t going to get traded. I don’t even care what we get back.

    Reply
    • GardyGoesYardy

      9 years ago

      Agreed lol

      Reply
      • drum18

        9 years ago

        Agreed.
        Good riddance to him and his cockroaches.

        Reply
  8. Jackson25

    9 years ago

    Who are the yanks getting in return???

    Reply
  9. mvpetro

    9 years ago

    I’m sure he’ll go on to be very good for the Pirates

    Reply
    • MB923

      9 years ago

      I’m sure of that myself.

      Reply
  10. Jackson25

    9 years ago

    Who do the yanks get in return???

    Reply
  11. Ray Ray

    9 years ago

    Fast and furious activity. I love deadline day. It has officially passed NFL Draft day as my favorite non-game sports day.

    Reply
  12. defense_matters

    9 years ago

    Hanson

    Reply
  13. SaberSmuckers

    9 years ago

    Their pitching coach is magician, he’s going to flourish over there.

    Reply
    • pirates937

      9 years ago

      I think he’ll turn out like JA Happ

      Reply
  14. Baseball Legend

    9 years ago

    Great for both and why not as cost probably wasn’t prohibitive. A bit shocked by how little interest in Pineda from NL teams.

    Reply
  15. michaelw

    9 years ago

    The Yankees are cleaning house – lol – BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ the trade line is over!

    Reply
  16. holecamels35

    9 years ago

    I called this one, just makes too much sense. Need an innings eater in the rotation.

    Reply
  17. mike156

    9 years ago

    I hate when the Yankees trade with the Pirates. It’s like one of those “these aren’t the droids” moments.

    Reply
    • 66TheNumberOfTheBest

      9 years ago

      I kinda like it.

      That said, this deal is so pointless. why let a FA pitch when they could let Kuhl, Brault or Glasnow pitch instead?

      Reply
  18. steelparrot 3

    9 years ago

    Typical Pirates trade

    I wonder how close they were on Archer.

    Reply
  19. Ravens_Last_Place

    9 years ago

    This guy is gonna be throwing smoke by batters in the NL Central. That pitching coach is nuts.

    Reply
  20. Logjammer D"Baggagecling

    9 years ago

    They they just trade their closer. Are they buying or selling?

    Reply
    • Robertowannabe

      9 years ago

      They wanted to trade Melancon last winter but could not get anything for him then. Tony Watson was going to be the closer anyway. He is now and they picked up a quality lefty in Rivos and a huge upside guy in Hearn

      Reply
  21. Spencer James

    9 years ago

    The annual Pirates/Yankees trade happens again. Hopefully the Yankees can get Josh Bell this time 🙂

    Reply
    • TJECK109

      9 years ago

      For Nova? lol now that is funny

      Reply
  22. letsgobucs

    9 years ago

    The Pirates are doing both. They sold on Melancon because he was a pending FA and they wanted to cash in on that chip. They got a long-term left bullpen piece and a decent starter prospect for him.

    They just traded Niese back to the Mets too.

    Reply
  23. marco 5

    9 years ago

    Good John Neise sent back to the muts,and I don’t care if it’s for the bat boy

    Reply
    • 66TheNumberOfTheBest

      9 years ago

      Got Bastardo back for him.

      Reply
  24. Ryan SoftballGod Siembal

    9 years ago

    whatever they pay ray searage it isnt enough

    Reply
  25. timkell

    9 years ago

    The only bad signing on your list is Ellsbury. Even if Sabathia is costing them tons of money, he’s earned it.

    Reply
  26. Yankeehawk75

    9 years ago

    Technically, Nova is a rental as he is a FA. Yanks can give Severino another shot, Mitchell is in rehab now. Trade Nova for whatever represents a decent move for Cashman

    Reply
  27. phillupi

    9 years ago

    Best of all worlds would be Pirates fix Nova like they did with Happ last year then Yankees resign him as a free agent.

    Reply
  28. raless

    9 years ago

    Let’s get Charlie Haye’s son! We need a 3B

    Reply

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