I’ve heard scuttlebutt that they are looking to move Keller and Bednar. Can’t imagine it’s true.
Keller will be impossible to resign given what starting pitchers get paid and him just starting to tap into his potential.
Nutting might not want to pay the arbitration Keller is sure to get this off season either. Remember by Nutting's standards, he already has a fortune locked up in Reynolds and Hayes.
With two and half years left on his contract, Keller will have even more value to another team than if he was dealt next winter or summer. Definitely doesn't hurt to listen right now.
He'll be traded eventually, but I would personally hold on to him for one more year just to see if the young hitting develops in 2024, allowing the Pirates to maybe compete with him at the top of the rotation next season.
It's all about the potential return out there, but based on what I've read, it's more that the Pirates are willing to trade Keller than are aggressively looking to move him. The same with Bednar.