# @pirates.only on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2022-08-02T03:16:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pirates Only (@pirates.only) — https://gondola.cc/pirates.only

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Don’t fall asleep within 24 hours of the trade deadline, ladies and gentlemen!!

While I was getting my beauty sleep, Jose Quintana changed ball clubs and is now a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. As I’m typing this, RHP Chris Stratton is also part of the deal.

First off, thank you to Jose Quintana for his contributions to the organization. He provided a spark this year to a young team that desperately needed some rotation help and a veteran presence. Thank you to Chris Stratton as well, being one of the longer tenured Pirates left on this team after being acquired by Neal Huntington in 2019.

In return, the Pirates received 24-year old RH reliever Johan Oviedo and 21-year old 1B/3B Malcolm Nunez.

Oviedo seems like a similar piece in the Colin Holderman acquisition, a young controllable reliever with some potential, who could even make some starts down the line. In 25,1 IP this season in the majors, he has a 3.20 ERA and a 3.77 xFIP, which are certainly intriguing numbers in a fairly small sample. Like I said, he’s 24 so he’s going to be on your major league roster for several years to come assuming he sustains his production. Nice piece there.

Nunez, on the other hand, is ranked the 10th best prospect in the Cardinals’ organization. Malcolm, again 21, is not very versatile, projecting as a DH and can be thrown out at 1B or 3B, but there’s an intriguing power tool there that could help the Pirates at some point.

It seems like the Pirates benefited from the current starting pitcher market and fetched themselves a solid deal for Quintana. You get some Major League ready talent and a prospect who’s ranked 10th in a deep Cardinals’ system. Initially, it seems solid for Quintana, who is on an expiring contract. Throwing Stratton in there isn’t too worrisome, a guy who just couldn’t really figure it out results wise here. Let me know what you think below! #PiratesOnly #LetsGoBucs

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