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Niese was traded to the Pirates on Wednesday in exchange for Neil Walker, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports.
Trade talks between the two sides had been heating up for much of Wednesday and the deal has now been agreed upon pending medical reviews. The 29-year-old Niese put together a 4.13 ERA with 113 strikeouts and 55 walks over 29 starts last season with the Mets, but it was becoming increasingly clear that the organization did not plan to have him as a fixture in the rotation much longer due to the club's wealth of young pitching talent. Niese figures to compete for a spot in the middle or back end of the Pirates' rotation in 2016.
