pirates third baseman Cam Devaney According to Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the company has signed a contract with Japan’s Hanshin Tigers. Devaney is on Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster, which will drop to 38 once the trade is official.
Devaney, 28, was a 15th-round draft pick of the Brewers in 2019 and made his major league debut with the Pirates late in the 2025 season after being acquired from the Royals this summer. Adam Fraser trading. At the time of the deal, Devaney was enjoying a breakout season with the Royals’ Triple-A affiliate in Omaha. In 69 games, he hit 18 home runs and 14 doubles in 288 plate appearances, batting .272/.366/.565 respectively. Devaney struck out 24.3% of the time and walked 11.8% of the time.
This was so impressive that the Pirates decided to trade him and give him a chance in the major leagues. This year, he played 14 games for Pittsburgh, but in those games, he hit just .139/.184/.167 and struck out 55.3% of the time. Granted, the sample size is only 38 games, but given that performance in the majors and a paltry .256/.327/.361 slash line in 34 games with the Indianapolis club’s Triple-A affiliate, one is already wondering what exactly Devaney’s future with the Pirates will look like.
Rather than retaining him as a potential up-and-down depth option next year, the Pirates opted to have Devaney head overseas and try baseball in Japan. first baseman Bob Seymour and right-handers Rosie Contreras As they make the jump from MLB to NPB this winter, it’s entirely possible that more players in the MLB and minor league bubbles will be able to make the jump as well in the coming weeks and months. In this case, signing overseas provides players with the opportunity to make more money than they could as a 40-man player on a stateside team while seeing a higher level of competition than Triple-A allows.
As for the Buccaneers, Devaney’s departure didn’t have much of an impact. He is unlikely to be ousted Jared Triolo Adding an infield might make sense given the team’s need for additional offensive firepower, but with Devaney’s departure, any action on the dirt this winter won’t be complete. In terms of infield depth, both Zheng Zongze and Emmanuel Valdez Already on the 40-man roster, it would be easy to slide into the backup role Devaney is expected to fill.
