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Rays Sign Chris Devenski To Major League Deal

By Anthony Franco | August 29, 2023 at 7:12pm CDT

7:12pm: Tampa Bay has announced the deal.

5:49pm: The Rays have agreed to a big league contract with reliever Chris Devenski, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link). He’d apparently been released by the Angels after being designated for assignment last week. The Rays are placing him on the bereavement list, so he won’t report to the MLB club for a few days. Tampa Bay already had an open 40-man roster spot after outrighting Francisco Mejía.

Devenski signed a non-roster pact with the Halos last offseason. Los Angeles selected his contract in late April and had kept him in the MLB bullpen for the bulk of the year. The right-hander logged 33 2/3 innings over 29 appearances. His 5.08 ERA isn’t particularly eye-catching, but his underlying marks were all fairly solid.

The changeup specialist has struck out a league average 23.6% of batters faced while picking up whiffs on 11.9% of his offerings. He has kept his walks to a modest 6.4% clip and kept the ball on the ground at a 46.3% rate. Devenski’s fastball has sat north of 94 MPH, while he’s handling hitters from both sides of the plate. The primary driver in his middling ERA is a 61.8% strand rate that is well below the league mark.

Tampa Bay feels comfortable enough with Devenski’s peripherals to install him into the middle innings. He can’t be optioned to the minor leagues, so he’ll be in the MLB bullpen once he’s ready to join the club. There’s no financial risk, as the Rays will only pay him the prorated portion of the $720K league minimum for the stretch run before he returns to free agency at year’s end. Devenski will be eligible for postseason play since he’s in the organization before September 1, though he’s not a lock to secure a spot on the Rays’ playoff rosters.

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8 Comments

  1. jorge78

    2 years ago

    Wait, what? Somebody in
    C.D.’s family dies and the Angels release him?
    What a class organization the Angels are NOT!

    Reply
  2. Tom the ray fan

    2 years ago

    We’re about 5ish years too late here, pretty sure he was a sticky stuff darling

    Reply
  3. jorge78

    2 years ago

    Devenski has.a tragedy in his family and the Angels release him? Class act Moreno…..

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    • AHH-Rox

      2 years ago

      Article says they cut him last week. Which may well have been before whatever he is on bereavement for.

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    • snoopy369

      2 years ago

      Releasing him was a kindness … meant he could get on an actually good team before the playoffs.

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      Reply
  4. rememberthecoop

    2 years ago

    He’s given up 9 runs over his last 4.2 IP. He has been touched for at least one run in each of his past 5 outings. But with the Rays magic, he’ll be a star!

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    • pohle

      2 years ago

      all five appearances preceeding his injury, so now that he is healthy, maybe the rays have a track to get him straightened out. and, as was mentioned, right in time for playoff eligibility.

      Reply
  5. This one belongs to the Reds

    2 years ago

    Another miss, could have helped a burned out bullpen. The long nap continues.

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