Paul Skenes Receives Massive Trade Prediction Before MLB Deadline

The Pittsburgh Pirates have struggled through the 2025 MLB season thus far. Those struggles have led to trade rumors surrounding superstar ace pitcher Paul Skenes.

Skenes, who has become one of the best starting pitchers in baseball, would be of interest to every team in baseball if he were made available. He is just 23 years old and is already playing at a level most pitchers never reach.

While the rumors have been surrounding Skenes, it would still be shocking to see the Pirates make the decision to trade the superstar face of the franchise.

A new prediction has been made for the ace ahead of the upcoming MLB trade deadline on July 31.

Bleacher Report analyst Tim Kelly has made the bold prediction that Pittsburgh will not be trading Skenes this year. He thinks they're going to continue trying to build a contender around him.

"Whether it's Ben Cherington or someone else leading the baseball operations moving forward, it's fair to wonder if owner Bob Nutting will be willing to authorize the necessary spending to put a playoff-caliber team around Skenes before he prices his way out of Pittsburgh," Kelly wrote.

"But it's way too early to admit defeat."