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Giants To Acquire Cory Abbott, Designate Jaylin Davis

By Darragh McDonald | April 21, 2022 at 2:35pm CDT

2:35pm: The Giants have announced the trade, with Abbott being optioned to Triple-A. Outfielder Jaylin Davis has been designated for assignment to make room for Abbott on the 40-man roster. Davis came to the Giants as part of the 2019 trade that sent Sam Dyson to the Twins. Last year, injuries limited him to just 43 Triple-A games and 5 MLB games. In the minors last year, he hit .230/.317/.503, 96 wRC+. His 11 home runs in that small sample were offset by a 31.7% strikeout rate. In 10 Triple-A games so far this year, he’s hitting .295/.340/.500, 105 wRC+, with a 29.8% strikeout rate. The 27-year-old still can be optioned this year and only has 28 days of MLB service time, which could give him appeal to rebuilding teams or those with the need for some outfield depth.

1:15pm: The Cubs are trading right-handed pitcher Cory Abbott to the Giants, reports Russell Dorsey of Bally Sports. It’ll be cash considerations going the other way, per Robert Murray of FanSided.

Abbott was selected by the Cubs in the second round of the 2017 draft and was well-regarded among Chicago farmhands almost immediately. Baseball America has ranked him between #8 and #23 in the system since 2018. Primarily working as a starter, he climbed the ranks of the minors and was selected to the club’s 40-man roster in advance of the 2020 Rule 5 draft. Last year, he threw 17 1/3 innings for the big league club with a 6.75 ERA, 14.6% strikeout rate and 13.4% walk rate. He was much better in 96 Triple-A innings, however, striking out 29.8% of batters, though he still had a high walk rate of 12.2% and a 5.91 ERA.

Abbott was designated for assignment last week and will now head out to his new team on the West Coast. For the Giants, there’s almost no risk in throwing some cash to the Cubs and seeing if Abbott can find another gear to make good on the promise he showed as a prospect. He’s still only 26 years old and has options. The club recently put Alex Cobb on the injured list, which dinged their rotation slightly, though he’s not expected to be out for an extended period of time.

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35 Comments

  1. mike127

    3 years ago

    One of the two DFAd last week—awaiting news of the fate of Greg Deichmann.

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  2. CALgoldenBears

    3 years ago

    I wonder what will happen to “cash considerations” in the next few years-especially with inflation so high

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    • RoastGobot

      3 years ago

      If Brandon has his way it may be ‘gas considerations’

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      • scotcousins

        3 years ago

        top comment here

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      • Bart Harley Jarvis

        3 years ago

        Roast,
        Another moron drifts in from the magasphere. Warn your mommy to put the bleach on a high shelf.

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        • robertjm

          3 years ago

          “Moron…from the Magasphere?!” Have you looked around lately at what is going on in our country and around the world? You should’ve jumped on Trump train- enjoy the $5/gal gas and record high inflation while Putin conquers Eastern Europe. It’s all cool though, bc Lia Thomas is allowed to destroy young women’s hopes and dreams. “Progress.”

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        • Bart Harley Jarvis

          3 years ago

          Yeah bob,
          I have looked around. Enjoy your your trump revenge tour in 2024. You’re everything that’s wrong with this country today and moving forward. Enjoy being a magatard snowflake dimwit. Got bleach?

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        • robertjm

          3 years ago

          “Got bleach?” This alone shows me you’ve been brainwashed by CNN because that is yet another nonsensical BS story. Just like the Russian Collusion. God some of you are so gullible.
          You’ve looked around, huh? And you’re still happy w your senile puppet President?? I guess you are part of that 30% of the country. But I’m the “tard” and “dimwit”?! Wait aren’t those words offensive, snowflake??

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        • robertjm

          3 years ago

          And save your cowardly internet insults, you’re not impressing anyone, millennial. If you think hard-working, successful, America-first citizens are what’s wrong w the US, then please leave and go to whatever pathetic doormat country you’d be happy living in, perhaps France is more your style?? Grow up. Someday you’ll see how much we need leaders like Trump who actually put America first.

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        • Bart Harley Jarvis

          3 years ago

          Whoa fox and friends, pump the hate brakes. You’re obviously just a sad, fat, old, aggrieved white man waiting for ‘those people’ to come steal all of your stuff.
          But you’ll always have your infowars and joe rogan to make you feel smart, and keep you company. Bless your heart.

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  3. Tick Tock Clock

    3 years ago

    Another Cubs “top pitching prospect” drafted by Theo. Name one good pitcher Theo drafted for the Cubs. At this point either Dylan Cease or Justin Steele is probably the best.

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    • mike127

      3 years ago

      That’s amazing Tick…I just looked it up and Ted Williams might have been the greatest hitter of all time and he struck out over 700 times all by himself….and he died with three less rings than Theo. Theo did quite well for himself building pitching staffs, I think.

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    • Cmurphy

      3 years ago

      These days Keegan Thompson is looking pretty damn good,

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    • User 3921286289

      3 years ago

      As always, we await developments.

      Reply
  4. CALgoldenBears

    3 years ago

    Reading about Abbott…

    “ Cory Abbott made his major league debut last season for the Cubs after a very solid minor league career. He is very much a strikeout-oriented pitcher. The 26-year-old is projected to begin the season at the club’s Triple-A affiliate and should only see time in the big leagues this upcoming season if more players are traded, or if injuries arise.”

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  5. Led Hoyer

    3 years ago

    I am still not sure why they dfa Abbot to give Leiter Jr a shot. He did not look impressive in his first start we will see how he does tonight against the Pirates.

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    • rememberthecoop

      3 years ago

      Yeah that was a very questionable move by Jed Hoyer.

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    • Dunk Dunkington

      3 years ago

      I think the thought process is, that Hoyer like Leiter odds better in Coors than Abbot due to giving up way to many homers and hard contact. Abbott was never going to make it through the season and likely was pre=planned to DFA him first he they need a roster spot so they did.

      Leiter spot will be next to go when they need to open up a spot again.

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      • Led Hoyer

        3 years ago

        That very well could be the case. Leiter just had very blah AAAA stuff and was 4 years older. Colorado isn’t any easy start for anyone so interested to see how he does against Pittsburgh.

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        • rondon

          3 years ago

          Neither one was (or is) gonna be someone they could plug into a future rotation. Steele has a higher ceiling than either one and that’s what this year’s about for them. Find out who in the system they can build with and then spend next offseason when they have a clearer idea of what they have.

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      • rememberthecoop

        3 years ago

        Yet a much better team like the Giants have room for him? smh

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        • Pete'sView

          3 years ago

          As depth only. I doubt he’ll see much—if any—action. Junis, Long, even Carlos Martinez and Boyd (if he’s healthy) will be up before they have to resort to Abbott.

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  6. Brew88

    3 years ago

    seems like a solid depth piece with options

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  7. CFS77

    3 years ago

    He opens up too much on his delivery. Back arm swings behind his body. His lack of control starts with his delivery. If he was more inline to the plate and kept his mechanic tighter to his core it would help with him commanding his pitches more.

    I’m pretty sure that Jed gave up as he has Kilian close and really didn’t want to deal with a guy that really needs more time and a pitching lab overhaul.

    Good luck to him

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  8. TonyGwynnSD19

    3 years ago

    The Giants . LOL

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    • gfan

      3 years ago

      Any new material troll ?
      This line is old. Unless your LOL means Laughing On Losers.
      Like you.

      Reply
  9. Captain Judge99

    3 years ago

    Hey Abbott!!!

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  10. Logjammer D"Baggagecling

    3 years ago

    Abbott is primarily a starter. Cubs need starters. Sorry but Mark Leiter Jr. isn’t going to cut it.

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  11. Captain Judge99

    3 years ago

    Yeah I don’t like trading Abbott for cash. He will definitely help the Giants in their bullpen. I just don’t see him as a starter.

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  12. mister guy

    3 years ago

    bummer to see davis go

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  13. rememberthecoop

    3 years ago

    Then why didn’t the Cubs take Jaylin Davis in return instead of $$? Ricketts needs cash to buy another soccer club?

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  14. letimmysmoke55

    3 years ago

    really thought Davis would be a regular with the Giants at some point

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    • 5TUNT1N

      3 years ago

      I felt like he had potential to be an everyday guy, really didn’t get a huge opportunity here in SF but his triple A numbers aren’t very desirable for where we play so I see why they didn’t try him out again this season. Hopefully he clears and stays as depth or gets another shot with diff team. Best of luck mr Davis.

      They already win this trade by getting rid of dyson at his peak and before his drama. That’s the real win In this trade.

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    • Pete'sView

      3 years ago

      letimmysmoke55 — Too much swing and miss.

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  15. msqboxer

    3 years ago

    As the old saying goes…”if you can’t make it with the Cubs, you can’t make it anywhere”.

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