Notes: Tri, Skenes Honored; Pgh Scuttlebutt; Dodgers-Yankees WS

Onward playoffs:

Pirates Stuff:

• Jared Triolo has been named a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award at the Utility position. Tri played every infield spot (mainly 2B & 3B) and even got a two-inning audition in right field. Brendan Donovan of the Cardinals and the Dodgers' Kiké Hernández are the other contenders for the GG award. San Diego's Ha-Seong Kim took the honors in '23 while Donovan won the initial award, established in 2022. The winners will be announced on November 3.
• Danny Dimilio of Pittsburgh Baseball Now has zeroed in on some possible trade targets (bats for arms) to shore up holes in the Bucco lineup.
• MLB.com's Pirates beat man Alex Stumpf looks at a pitching-heavy prospect list of youngsters who could contribute to the big club in 2025.
• Not exactly a surprise, but RHP Paul Skenes made MLB Pipeline's 2024 All-Rookie Team.

Other Stuff:

• Scott McGough of Plum HS, an unsigned '08 Pirates draftee (he committed to Oregon instead) and now an Arizona D-Back reliever, was named to the Plum HS Hall of Fame, where he was an all-state hurler in 2008. Scott has also tossed for the Dodgers, O's, Rockies and Marlins organizations before working in a stint in Japan, making his MLB debut in 2015 with Miami.
• The NY Yankees are back in the World Series, taking four-of-five games in the ALCS from the Guardians. It will be their first Fall Classic appearance since 2009. The Dodgers finished off the Mets, taking their set four-games-to-two. The Series starts Friday in LA.