Pirates close to acquiring Antonio Bastardo from Phillies

Source: #Pirates close to acquiring Bastardo from #Phillies. First mentioned: @RobertMurrayMLB

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 10, 2014

Obviously we don’t know much else; I’ll update when a deal is official. I will say that Bastardo is only a year away from free agency, so I’d be pretty shocked to see the Pirates give much up for him. There were some “Travis Snider for Brian Matusz” rumblings earlier today, but Snider feels like much too much to give up for a pitcher like Bastardo.