He doesn’t get too many strikeouts, but he generally gets the job done.Īccording to Brooks Baseball, Nova is primarily a sinker-ball pitcher who also mixes in a curve and a fourseam fastball, which averages about 93 mph. This season, he has a 4.90 ERA with a 1.36 WHIP, and has been nothing more than a decent back-end of the rotation pitcher. He had a few good years early in his first few seasons in the bigs, but has fallen off lately. Ivan Nova is a 29-year-old right-handed starting pitcher, and has pitched for the Yankees as a starter his entire career. In any case, Nova fits the bill of the type of pitcher the Pirates would add at this deadline. Of course, the Pirates have also shown interest in Nathan Eovaldi of the Yankees, and Chris Archer, Matt Moore, and Jake Odorizzi of the Rays, so maybe their scouts aren’t there for Nova. The Rays-Yankees series leads MLB in scouts in attendance: Rangers, Pirates, O's, KC, Angels, SF, Tor, LA, Cubs, Clev, Marlins, White Sox Outside execs say #Yankees still trying to find team that will take Nova #nosurprise Nova could be one of the next Yankees to go, and the Pirates could have interest in him: And with the Yankees already trading away Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller, it certainly seems like they’re committed to selling now for the first time in a very long time. One pitcher that fits that mold is 29-year-old righty Ivan Nova, who may be having a down year but is a free agent at season’s end. I don’t expect them to make any big moves, but a move for a starter, especially one that would come cheaply, could still be in play. For now, I still assume that the Pirates aren’t waving the white flag just yet and that they’re still buyers for the moment. The Pittsburgh Pirates seemed to still be buyers before the weekend series against the Brewers, but a sweep may have turned into a turning point and a defining moment of the Pirates season. ![]() ![]() Today, we look at Ivan Nova, right-handed starter for the New York Yankees. As part of our Trademas in July series, we’ll take a look at potential trade targets for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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