The Pirates were buyers at the deadline, and the players were hyped on social media.
For actual coverage of the trades, check out Lance Lysowski's trade deadline file.
The Pirates' first move of the day was around 2 a.m. for Keone Kela. Some of the players posted their reactions after they woke up:
Wait what ? kela kela welcome to the jungle bud?
— Felipe Vázquez (@F_Vazquez73) July 31, 2018
KELA!!
— Joe Musgrove (@ItsbuccnJoe59) July 31, 2018
#TradesAfterDark WELCOME, KELA!! ?? pic.twitter.com/Alq2qcMYMJ
— Trevor Williams (@MeLlamoTrevor) July 31, 2018
Prospect Taylor Hearn, sent to Texas in the trade, thanked the Pirates for his time in the organization:
The Pirates weren't done yet. Before Tuesday night's game, the Pirates were making room for Chris Archer in the clubhouse:
Which locker do you want, @ChrisArcher22? ☺️☺️ pic.twitter.com/7N1wP2XDiH
— Trevor Williams (@MeLlamoTrevor) July 31, 2018
we got a few open lockers over here pic.twitter.com/F8Me7nUiPx
— Joe Musgrove (@ItsbuccnJoe59) July 31, 2018
Felipe Vazquez deemed the deal worthy of this gif:
The flaco is coming welcome to the still city Chris, hey don’t worry we got stripes too?? pic.twitter.com/3Xf9OvFGfq
— Felipe Vázquez (@F_Vazquez73) July 31, 2018
Corey Dickerson was happy to be reunited with his former teammate:
Can’t wait for many more Thumbs Up, Buttercup- a pregame tradition between @chrisarcher22 and my son, Davis. @Pirates fans, we are lucky to have him in the 412 and yall will love him too! pic.twitter.com/kaeS4YIZGr
— Corey Dickerson (@MCoreyDickerson) July 31, 2018
Archer himself kept it simple:
Black & yellow, black & yellow!!!! @Pirates
— Chris Archer (@ChrisArcher22) July 31, 2018
And here's one from Miracle Whip, for some reason:
Congrats Pittsburgh on the big trade! pic.twitter.com/G6ko8iVmW8
— Miracle Whip (@MiracleWhip) July 31, 2018
