Despite the Pittsburgh Prates' rough start and front office shakeup, USA Today's Bob Nightengale says there's "no chance" Paul Skenes is traded.

Pittsburgh’s best trade asset, starting pitcher Paul Skenes, is the player brought up most often in potential rumors. However, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington has made it clear that Skenes is not available in trade talks. Skenes spoke to reporters about being included in trade rumors.

Skenes has been pitching to the exquisite tune of a 2.36 ERA through 11 starts so far, yet he's also part of an offensively weak Pirates team that ranks last in the league with 157 runs. The Pirates (18-34) are currently down in the weeds hanging around a Colorado Rockies team that is off to the league's worst 50-game start in over a century.