Back at the trade deadline, with various contenders looking to add a true difference maker to their roster in their quest for the World Series, an intriguing option became available in Pittsburgh Pirates young ace Paul Skenes. The Toronto Blue Jays may not have seriously even considered the phenom, as they gracefully settled with Shane Bieber. Even though the Blue Jays may not have been interested, apparently their division rivals, the New York Yankees, were checking in on the availabilty for Skenes. However, it turned out that the package that they had to offer to the Pirates stalled talks rather quickly. Blue Jays division rivals offer Pirates a trade they easily said no toThe Yankees were willing to include only their No.