There has been rampant speculation that the spiraling Pirates might be better off trading the best young pitcher in MLB for a haul of prospects to boost their offense.

After a dominant performance from Pirates ace Paul Skenes, he would send a reminder with all the trade rumors swirling around.

R.J. Anderson: This is the kind of scenario that's interesting to game out, but that has zero chance of being deployed by an actual team. Any general manager who already gives up on building around Skenes, when he's not even arbitration eligible, may as well pack up their office while they're at it.