The homer was off Taylor Hearn, who was in A-ball when the Nats traded him as part of the package to get Melancon.
I'll never reporting the Pirates wanted a Giolito-level prospect, or at least Reynaldo Lopez, for Melancon.
They got Felipe Rivero and an A-ball pitcher I had never heard of. And they threw in cash!
Rivero unexpectedly turned into a star before his personal demons came to light, but I still laugh about how Rizzo talked them from elite prospect to, "We got this middle reliever and a low A-ball got who throws heat, but you have to give us cash along with Melancon"
