Pirates trade idea lands fun $34 million slugger from White Sox

Pirates trade idea lands fun $34 million slugger from White Sox originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Pittsburgh Pirates have seemingly found their groove, and they're 10-6 on the year and look to be a very serious postseason contender.

But there is still room to improve. One of the ways the Pirates could do so is at the MLB trade deadline, and specifically, finding a trade with a team for some more offensive upside at either designated hitter or first base. Christopher Kline of Fansided.

com proposed one trade idea for the Pirates that would resolve this issue with a very fun trade pickup of $34 million slugger from the Chicago White Sox , Munetaka Murakami. Pirates linked to trade idea for Munetaka Murakami "The Pirates shouldn't balk at the opportunity to add another young slugger if the opportunity arises, however," Kline writes. "Murakami fits their budget, and it's easy enough to plug him into the DH spot in place of a struggling Marcell Ozuna, if it comes to that.

" With the Pirates not getting nearly enough production from their designated hitter spot, adding a new slugger to the offense would not be a surprise at all. Murakami is hitting only . 157 in 16 games and 51 at-bats this season, but he has four home runs, 13 walks, and a .