After a 76-86 season in 2024, Skenes’ rookie of the year campaign, the Pirates have the second-worst record in the National League in 2025 at 20-36.

“It’s not part of the conversation at all,” Pirates’ general manager Ben Cherington said.

Skenes, 22, would be the most valuable trade asset in decades because he has more than four years of team control remaining and is the hardest type of player to acquire in the major leagues: a true a...