If that deal gets us 4 guaranteed years of Paul Skenes that is a no brainer, but alvy is tough to swallow. But as i said above, it is unlikely the Pirates would accept a package like that to move him now, if they're considering it at all.
It's not enough, he hasn't even hit arbitration. It would probably take 6 players: 2 major leaguers, 2 high level prospects and 2 mid level prospects AT LEAST to even make the Pirates think about trading Skenes. Peterson, Vientos, Tong/Sproat, Jett/Reimer, Wenninger/Santucci and Clifford might do it
Stearns said that everything is under consideration when making those decisions. Every player has a negative aspect to them, nobody is perfect. Pete's bat, ability to play and deliver in NY, standing in the community, love of the fans, provide a net positive despite his subpar defense.
