{"id":108127,"date":"2025-10-06T22:40:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=108127"},"modified":"2025-10-06T22:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:40:17","slug":"priester-yorke-pirates-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/10\/06\/priester-yorke-pirates-red-sox\/","title":{"rendered":"Revisiting a Pirates And Red Sox 2024 Trade Deadline Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2024 deal, which saw the Pittsburgh Pirates trade pitcher Quinn Priester to the Boston Red Sox, seemed rather innocuous. In return, the Pirates received middle infield prospect Nick Yorke<\/a>. It made sense for both teams. Each subtracted from a position where they already had plenty of depth and added where they were lacking. Nobody from either fan base seemed upset about the deal<\/a>. Priester<\/a>, a first-round pick of the Pirates in 2019, hadn\u2019t done much for them \u2013 a 5-9 record with a 6.46 ERA in 20 games throughout 2023 and 2024. No Pirates fan expected that he\u2019d do much for the Red Sox, either. And he didn\u2019t. It\u2019s what he\u2019s done for the Milwaukee Brewers that has caused some wringing of hands.<\/p>\n

Revisiting a Pirates And Red Sox 2024 Trade Deadline Deal<\/h2>\n

OK, so it may not have quite the same ring as Bob Dylan<\/a>\u2019s Highway 61 Revisited<\/em>. But the folks along Highway 145 are quite happy to have the right-handed Priester on their favorite team. While Priester didn\u2019t do too badly in his lone appearance with the Red Sox, in 10 games with Triple-A Worcester, he posted a 5.32 ERA, and Boston quickly decided to move on from him. Last April, Boston traded<\/a> him to Milwaukee for two prospects, outfielder Yophery Rodriguez<\/a> and pitcher John Holobetz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the Brewers this season, Priester was 13-3 with a 3.32 ERA, 4.01 FIP, 1.239 WHIP, and 125 ERA+ in 29 games, which included 24 starts, and led the majors in winning percentage. By the time you read this, perhaps Priester pitched in Monday\u2019s National League Division Series game against the Chicago Cubs. Then again, perhaps not. Brewers manager Pat Murphy<\/a> was coy about the subject with mlb.com\u2019s Alex Stumpf. But it\u2019s a real possibility that Priester might piggyback left-handed starter Aaron Ashby<\/a> in Game 2. In his five relief appearances for the Brewers, Priester came in bulk relief of an opener. Ashby made just one start in 43 games. The stars are aligned for Priester to enter the game around the second or third inning.<\/p>\n

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Quinn Priester, Filthy 86mph Slider. \ud83d\ude37<\/p>\n

Shoutout to the fan in the upper right corner. \ud83e\udd77 pic.twitter.com\/nELavgA7cu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n