Mitch Keller is one of the biggest starting pitcher names on the trade market heading toward the MLB deadline. That sets the Pittsburgh Pirates' right-hander up for a very unusual Monday night. You see, Keller is the starting pitcher for the Pirates in San Francisco in a game that will start at 9:45 p.m. on clocks in Pittsburgh.

The Yankees have the fourth-best record in the AL, while the Pirates are third-worst in the NL. Furthermore, Pittsburgh hasn’t made the playoffs since 2015, while New York won the AL pennant last season. The former is rebuilding, while the latter is in win-now mode.

Starting pitcher Paul Skenes and center fielder Oneil Cruz are the only two players the Pittsburgh Pirates consider off limits in trades, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.

Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz is one of those players, with reports the franchise had listened to trade offers on him and that the New York Yankees one of the teams interested in him. Cruz, himself, isn't worried about any trade rumors, as there isn't anything he can control and understands that this is part of the game.

Less than three full days until the trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Mitch Keller to the hill against the Giants in what potentially could be his final start with the club. Keller, a 2014 draft pick by Pittsburgh and the most tenured member of the Pirates,

Plus: The Dodgers' reliever situation, the Rays might be thinking about selling, Luis Robert Jr.'s status and Nestor Cortes Jr's future.

Star? Boston needs a true No. 2 and Pittsburgh's Mitch Keller could be the perfect target at the trade deadline.

The Arizona Diamondbacks will try to make it two straight against the Pirates on July 26 in the second game of their series in Pittsburgh.