Bryan De La Cruz

The Pirates are scouting Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz, writes Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Pittsburgh is also known to be keeping an eye on center fielder/second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., though there’s no indication they’ve progressed in trade talks. De La Cruz, 27, has been a regular in the Miami outfield for the past three…

The Pirates are scouting Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz, writes Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Pittsburgh is also known to be keeping an eye on center fielder/second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., though there’s no indication they’ve progressed in trade talks. De La Cruz, 27, has been a regular in the Miami outfield for the past three…

Chisholm will be more expensive and rightfully so, but it's worth wondering if another team might be able to get more from De La Cruz than the Marlins have managed to date. Chisholm does make more sense for the Pirates, since he's a center fielder and De La Cruz definitely isn't.

Burnes gave up six hits, walked one and struck out five. He was in line for the win before Craig Kimbrel blew the save in the ninth inning. Burnes was on cruise control in the first seven innings while allowing just one run. He started the eighth inning and allowed an RBI single to Xavier Edwards with one out. After Burnes was removed, Edwards came around to score on a double by Bryan De La Cruz. He has a 2.45 ERA on the season. The 29-year-old right-hander is set to face the Blue Jays at home next week.

De La Cruz was a one-man wrecking crew in this one, smacking a solo homer off Mets reliever Jose Butto in the seventh inning for his 17th big fly of the season, and also picked up his third steal of the year as well. The 27-year-old is heating up at the perfect time to inflate his trade value for Miami as he should have some appeal for contending rosters as a versatile outfielder capable of doing damage against left-handed pitching. However, according to multiple reports, the Marlins seem unlikely to move him at the upcoming trade deadline. We'll see if a team is willing to offer enough prospect capital to change their minds.