Despite Merrill Kelly only conceding one earned run, the Diamondbacks couldn't muster anything offensively in a 2-0 loss at the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

The look on starter Merrill Kelly looking out onto the field with his arms folded across the top of the dugout railing said it all. It what might have been his

DBacks Pitcher Merrill Kelly talks about deadline distractions and coming off a loss to the Pirates in Game 2 of a three game series.

Kelly (9-5, 3.32 ERA) is set to become a free agent at the end of the season, as are several key Diamondbacks, including starting pitcher Zac Gallen and third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who drove in the winning run on Friday.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks will try to make it two straight against the Pirates on July 26 in the second game of their series in Pittsburgh.

The Diamondbacks will sell at the MLB trade deadline, but maybe won't give up all of Merrill Kelly, Eugenio Suarez, and Zac Gallen

He could handle first base duties or potentially serve as a platoon bat, with the Red Sox standing out as a team that could use a lefty hitter at the position. The 2025 MLB trade deadline is July 31 at 6 p.m. ET.

The market is heating up in the last week before the July 31 trade deadline. Arizona sent Josh Naylor to Seattle on Thursday.

It’s also not as though Kelly would come in and need to be their ace, as he would likely slide in behind Hunter Brown, who, in 20 starts, has a 2.57 ERA and Framber Valdez, who sports a 2.75 ERA in 19 starts.