The Milwaukee Brewers have been talking with the Pittsburgh Pirates about trading for reliever Keone Kela, according to Robert Murray of The Athletic. Kela, who has only appeared in 17 games this season, seems to be a decently talked about commodity as the deadline draws closer.

With not all that much movement occurring yet at the trade deadline, any news of talks seems to be much more meaningful than it truly is. And for the Brewers and the Pirates, they have already connected on one trade that started off their deadline moves.

Kela is a young bullpen arm (26 years old) who would represent the front office addressing a serious need for the Brewers. If they were to bring him into the fold, their depleted and overworked bullpen, which is missing weapons from last season when it was much more dominant, would receive a solid setup man before left-hander Josh Hader.

On the year, Kela has one victory against no losses, a 3.45 ERA and has allowed six earned runs across a span of 15 2/3 innings. While a very small sample size, looking into acquiring Kela when his value is low is a smart play by the Brewers, especially because he has one final season of arbitration eligibility in 2020 before becoming a free agent in 2021.

The Pirates continue their minor teardown, as every team seems to be still weighing their options. While they are very much out of any postseason conversation, currently sitting in last place in the National League Central division, the Pirates have a few interesting pieces that could be of some sort of value to contenders.

Players like Chris Archer, Felipe Vazquez, Melky Cabrera, Corey Dickerson, Francisco Liriano, and Trevor Williams could all be getting at least some inquiry calls about their trade values before the deadline hits, even if these conversations evolve more during the offseason, where there hopefully is much more player movement than there has been this season.