10:45am: The teams have announced the trade. Pittsburgh optioned Devanney to Triple-A Indianapolis.
9:27am: The Royals are set to acquire infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier from the Pirates, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. Kansas City will send infielder Cam Devanney back to Pittsburgh in the trade. Devanney was just selected to the major league roster by the Royals eight days ago but has not appeared in a big league game. Since both players being exchanged are on their respective teams’ 40-man rosters, neither club will need a corresponding move to make the swap official.
It’s a reunion for Frazier and the Royals, as the now-33-year-old veteran spent the 2024 season with Kansas City, struggling to a .202/.282/.294 batting line in 294 plate appearances. Frazier has had a much better go in 2025, returning to the club that drafted him (Pittsburgh) and hitting .255/.318/.336. That’s still below-average, but Frazier has been more productive since mid-May. He’s hitting .302/.356/.387 across his past 119 trips to the plate — albeit with a .360 average on balls in play that he’s not likely to sustain over a larger period of time.
Frazier has played second base, left field and right field in his return to Pittsburgh so far. He’s spent the majority of his time on the field at second base, but the Pirates have been using him in the outfield more over the past month or so. He’ll give the Royals a left-handed bat on what had been an all-right-handed bench and also provide manager Matt Quatraro with an option at multiple positions.
Jonathan India and Michael Massey lead the Royals in innings at second base this year, but both have struggled (and Massey is currently on the injured list). The Royals have used a remarkable 10 players in left field already this season, none of whom have managed to be all that productive. Frazier, presumably, will soon become the 11th player to take reps in left field for K.C. this season.
Frazier signed a one-year deal with the Pirates, which contained a modest $1.525MM guarantee. He’ll be a free agent at season’s end and has just under $615K of his salary yet to be paid out between now and season’s end. The Royals will take on all of that sum.
Devanney, 28, was a 15th-round pick by the 2019 Brewers. Milwaukee traded him to Kansas City in exchange for righty Taylor Clarke back in 2023. He’s enjoying a career year in Triple-A but is in his fourth trip through that level at this point. The righty-hitting Devanney is slashing .272/.366/.565 with 18 home runs, 14 doubles, three triples, an 11.8% walk rate and a 24.3% strikeout rate in 288 plate appearances at the top minor league level. He’s gone 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts as well.
The Royals have used Devanney primarily at shortstop in Omaha, but he’s logged plenty of time at third base and second base as well. He’s primarily an infielder but has gotten some nominal exposure to left field, suiting up for six games there (two in 2025). The Pirates are using Isiah Kiner-Falefa as their primary shortstop, but he’s quite likely to be traded in the next two weeks as well. Devanney could see plenty of time at short for the remainder of the season after Kiner-Falefa is moved, but if he has a long-term role with the team it’ll likely be as a right-handed utility option off the bench. Since last week was Devanney’s first selection to the major league roster, he still has a full slate of three minor league options remaining.
Why? Just why?
If used in the outfield, he’d be the best outfield bat they have.
according to Baseball Reference he only plays infield positions
???
He’s played 1632 innings in the outfield in his career, including 134 1/3 this season.
He can and does play in the outfield
I wasn’t talking about Frazier
Yeah I was about to say, I literally went there myself to check and I thought he was just referring to this season or something and I was like nope, he’s been out there this year too, idk what OP was looking at
Cam Devanney has logged three games in left field total.
Secondbaseman and outfielder is on line 1.
He plays in the outfield also.
@Man 3
tell that to the Pirates who have been playing him also on LF and RF per the article. lol
do you suffer from reading comprehension?
I said I wasn’t talking about Frazier
You were replying to a comment about Frazier…
‘He’s primarily an infielder but has gotten nominal exposure to left field, playing 6 games there’
Reading the article helps. He won’t be playing OF, but he clearly has played there before. Speaking on the prospect, not Frazier.
You mean miscomprehension.
Wrong, I posted a comment. Where it lands is not my decision
3-4 games in the outfield doesn’t make him an outfielder
Did I or anyone say it made him an outfielder?
‘If used in the outfield…’ the OP said in reference to Frazier to begin with.
Then you claimed he only played IF positions, though the article CLEARLY states he has played, albeit minimal, outfield.
Every Buccos post you are miserable. We get it. 1966 or whatever. No one feels bad. You could’ve changed your following years 59 years ago lol. That’s on you.
see you loser
Hahahah. Proven wrong so you run and insult… Glad to know what kind of guy, or girl, or thing you really are.
@TheMan 3 Try using the guy’s name next time rather than “he.” It makes it so much easier for the reader.
But the thread you posted on was talking about Frazier.
Thanks for the tip, but I’m not likely to change
Royals are getting Frazier, Pirates are getting de Niles.
I swear I heard Frazier was going to Seattle.
Better get your hearing checked..lol. we tried that route before.
He’s actually been pretty solid since may
Welcome Cam. Future.180 hitter
Hot stove heatin’ up!
At least we didn’t reunite with him haha
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I thought the Yankees were going acquire to him?
They can always re-sign DJL in that case.
Poor royals
that’s not how the Royals view this trade since they initiated it to begin with
Initiated and to begin with. I am getting confused. Superfluous-ity.
Slow news day…
Because his bwar and ops+ will be the 6th and 7 th highest on the team.
Ouch!
The royals remind me of the 90s mariners teams where they have a lot of individual accomplished players but their depth is all triple A players
This is going to be the most boring trade deadline in sports history
It sure looks that way
I think we got the biggest trade in the Devers to the Giants deal. I really don’t see anything at that level happening again though…
Lining up with the other major US sports…
The question I have, will the Bucs keep him on the active roster or send him to Indy and if they do that who comes up to take Frazier’s place?
My guess is he will take Frazier’s place since IKF will also be traded soon
IKF is getting traded, no doubt about it.
No they’ll just bring Triolo or Alika Williams back up. Devanney will rot in AAA just like Nick Yorke and Billy Cook.
It ain’t like Yorke and Cook have been tearing up Indy.
But at least Alika isn’t on the 40man
according to their website, he will take Frazier’s place on the roster
Weird, MLBTR says Devanney has been sent to AAA. Maybe he has car insurance questions?
the Pirates changed their website, yes he was optioned to Indy.
Since they still need a right handed bat to play against lefties instead of Horowitz , I am afraid they will bring Triolo back
Yorke and Cook both had hot stretches earlier in the year and could have been brought up then. But no, Pirates kill players confidence by not promoting them and then keeping them on the bench even if they do get called up.
Triolo and/or Alika will be in 95% of the lineups for the rest of the year. Neither is close to being worthy.
No more Alika please!!!! He survived so many dfa’s, need to move on. Play Yorke or this new guy.
As a Royals fan I’m sad to not see Cam play for us. For anyone unaware: “Cam Devanney has had an early, special start to the 2025 baseball season for the AAA Omaha Storm Chasers. Last week, though, he took it to another level, belting three grand slams in five days.” May 19, 2025 — It could have just been a lot of luck, but still, it can get a Perennial Loser’s fan hyped. (Unlike Adam Frazier)
Well, he wasn’t drafted and developed by us. He was drafted and developed by the Brewers, but obviously the Brewers didn’t care to have him make his major-league debut with them.
A glance at KC’s outfield makes Frazier look like Babe Ruth. Man, they have nothing but really bad numbers out there. Isbel is the only guy who’s halfway decent, or a quarter-way-decent.
Useless trade for pirates a 28 yr old infielder thats never made the majors. Unless they are using his spot to call up someone
What did you expect from a 33-year-old rental utility man with a .255 BA and .654 OPS? He’s been doing better as of recently, but still, only about 120 plate appearances isn’t a for sure 180 on the season.
The trade is about saving money for the Pirates.
Yeah they’re saving about $400k
with this trade
Hardly a cost cutting measure
Does TheMan not know Bob Nutting? He’d cross a six-lane highway if you told him there was a nickel on the road!
You are talking about a team that cut Tellez right before he reached his 250k bonus for plate appearances. They will surely be happy to save 400k
the man has been a Pirate fan since 1966.
He’s well aware of how cheap Nutting is
Tell that to Rowdy Teles and that low life move to save $200,000.
his name is Tellez
Like it matters.
It does matter if you’re gonna mention the player spell his name, right?
Frazier is 31 and on a one year contract with no chances of returning next year
The Pirates weren’t going to get much for Frazier anyway
almost 34, and you are correct
I stand corrected
Bad trade for KC. Frazier wasn’t anything special last year for KC so why give up a solid prospect for someone you already know couldn’t help you last year
Cam wasn’t on our top 30. we traded Taylor Clarke to the Brewers for him so technically he was never our prospect.
Basically a career minor leaguer.
Fair, I was going off the fact that he’s had an insane year this year in AAA
Pirates have an old guy in AAA named Solak who has tore the cover off the ball. He’s no prospect.
I like DeVanney. I thought he would have been a good rule 5 pick up for the Pirates a few years ago. Plays multiple positions, walks at a good rate, hits for some power, but there is some concern when it comes to his hit tool. 33% whiff rate. But he seems to do a lot of other things well.
It’s not April Fools’ Day, but this has to be a joke. Adam Fraizer was already a royal last year and he wasn’t that great. I feel bad for Cam Devanney. here he was added to the 40 man brought up to Kansas City hoping to make his major-league debut invited his family etc. he didn’t even get to pinch hit and now he’s been traded. Though, he’ll probably get a chance to actually hit with the Pirates..
Such is the life of a 28 year old rookie.
Nahhhhh, the Pirates sent him to AAA which means they get to mess up his swing just in time for his first call up to the show
Hardly a barnburner/blockbuster
Thanks Mr McObviously
The Pirates made out pretty well in this deal. I just saw Devaney play against Iowa a few weeks back and he was all over the place making plays and knocking in runs. Frazier is over and the Royals should have got more back for him than Frazier. Win- Pirates. Witt had Devaney blocked so he had no future there.
Cam finally deserves a shot to play in the majors. He never got a shot there because of Counsel and Sterns. They refuse to give non prospects a shot. They ran Urias out for three years because of trade for him and his potential. Urias was a joke and those guys refuse to admit they made a mistake. I think he will do just fine for Pittsburgh. Wish him all the best.
He won’t even get a shot for the Pirates. Cherington loves acquiring players and keeping them at AAA no matter how hot they are and how putrid the Pirates offense is. And even if he does get called up, he’ll ride the bench so .158 hitting Jared Triolo can play.
I bet you were upset that Solak only got into 4 games and put up -.5WAR
I was upset when Solak was called up to begin with. journeyman scrub.
Down goes Frazier
Why has Cam Davenney never been given a shot? Pretty good hitting numbers throughout the minors especially AAA. Hard to believe he is 28 and has zero MLB at-bats.
Not flashy. Old. Wasn’t a pro until 23. Bats right handed. Played in hitter friendly leagues?
Last time Frazier was traded for Marcano and Suwinski…. God this Cam kid HAS to be better than that return right?
Suwinski had 26 home runs, a .793 OPS, 113 OPS+, and 2.6 fWAR in 2023. Even if it was only for one year, Suwinski’s 2023 was better than anything Frazier has done since the Pirates traded him.
Very true. At the time though, Frazier was an All-Star hitting .325 with an 126 OPS+ with position flexibility. Outside of the home runs, what Frazier did in 98 games surpassed everything Suwinski did in 360. I guess I’m more surprised at the lottery ticket Cam seems he can be than the package we got for Frazier. Though at the time it looked fine.
Suwinski has definitley fell off, no doubt. But his 2022-2023 seasons made it worth Frazier if you ask me. Plus, Frazier’s hot start to 2021 wasn’t sustainable either. He even began to fall off the month prior to the Pirates trading him that year with a 98 wRC+, reverting closer to his 2016-2019 form.
You act like Suwinski has been nothing. He fell off, but he had 19 homers as a rookie and a 26 homer season the next year. All for a couple months of Frazier batting .267 with 1 homer.
I don’t act like anything. I just don’t see the value every one else does in a corner OF who hit .202 but popped 19 home runs lol. 26 of his 100 hits the next year were HRs. That was very blatantly not going to be sustainable – as we’ve come to see is the case with Suwinski.
If he maintained a barrel rate close to whta he had in 2023 at 15.7%, I think it would have been sustainable. That’s an elite number there and was top ten in baseball in 2023. He also played more CF than corner outfield in 2023, and wasn’t horrible.
Suwinski isn’t some star, but what particularly has Adam Frazier done since? He struggled with the Padres and was immediatley salary dumped that offseason for 2 players who aren’t in their organization anymore.
I’m not denying the Padres got a bad player. The Pirates didn’t get a good one either is all I’m saying.
Is Suwinski good?
No, at least not anymore clearly. But I’m still okay with the two solid seasons he had in 2022 and 2023 vs what the Padres ended up getting for Frazier is all I’m saying.
I think we mostly agree just are agreeing to disagree on it being worth it. Output on the field, I can see it. The team still sucks and Suwinski isn’t a productive piece of their future so in my personal opinion I can’t see it as a win. Toss is the debacle or Marcano lol.
Me personally, the Pirates got more out of Suwinski than the Padres did out of Frazier, or really any other team since the Pirates dealt Frazier. That’s what matters the most to me. Ultimatley, both haven’t been good players, Suwinski since ’23 and Frazier since the first half of ’21, so I understand where you are coming from though.
Very fair analysis
Yeah, Suwinski was not a horrible player in 2022-2023. 45 homers, a 106 wRC+, +3,8 fWAR, solid defense and played all 3 outfield positions. The Pirates messed around with his play-style too much last year, trying to get him to lean more into contact than power, and it’s done lasting damage, but hey, Suwinski did more in 2022-2023 than Frazier has done since the Pirates dealt him the first time.
I’m not saying otherwise when comparing him to Frazier. But comparing a bad player to another bad player doesn’t make him a good player lol.
For Royals, this is more about clubhouse presence with Frazier. By all accounts, he was great with KC’s young guys last season.
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. And they’re always glad you came.
1000% agree. But the Royals need to get over this bump of having half a dozen “clubhouse guys” on the team.
Ah, it’s that most wonderful time of year again for Pirates fans. Some fans savor the playoffs. We savor trade deadline time
Speaking of which, who’s next to be traded and how soon?
IKF, within the next week.
Cherington has changed his tune lately, from “we’re just a player or two away” to “I’m willing to listen to offers for anyone”. And with this horrible team, everyone should be on the table, save for Skenes
Strange that the most interesting thing under Cherington each year is the trade deadline. I’ll predict that whomever they trade will bring back prospects and nothing more.
The never-ending rebuild will continue
Yet another reason JJ and the whole front office need to go. The owner only concern is his new stadium. Jj doesn’t have a clue on talent evaluation and neither does the scouting department. Player development group is a joke.
I miss the old days. MR.K was only worried about winning. They scouted well. They developed home grown talent.
Sherman and JJ are making it hard to keep rooting for the Royals.
Why trade for a rental when you are 4 and a half games out of the Wild Card????
And with 5 teams to leapfrog!
80 comments on a trade of 2 low level journeyman scrubs….eh maybe this will work out. Cherrington and Kelly still need fired
The kind of trade you’d expect when a franchise is run more as an investment vehicle than a competitive athletic one.
May as well save a few bucks when ownership thinks it’s time to wave the white flag.
Everyone from Travis Williams to Cherington to Kelly and the coaching staff, with the exception of Oscar, needs to be fired
The hitting coach has been a disaster and having Vogelbach as an assistant has only caused the players to strike out more this year
Matt Hague had a career ..548 OPS. Are we surprised at the results?
Not a fan of the trade but it is fair. I don’t like it just because I am a fan of Adam.
Cam is cheaper younger and seems to have a similar ceiling the difference being is that Frazier has experience and Cam hasn’t had much of a chance to get to is, if he ever does.
I go to a lot of Omaha games. Devanney is a stud at shortstop.
Yawn. Should we really care? Gave uo on the Pirates this year. The Brewers are the team I am watching now. They play baseball and win. They and their coaches are more into winning games rather than ” launch angles”, “bat speeds”, “spin rates”, and all other sybermetrics that mean NOTHING. They FOCUS ON WINNING. A pleasure to watch them.
sabermetrics. not syber
Skenes sent Frazier over to go look for houses with Mahomes before the big deadline deal…joking of course.
A trade that is five years too late.
Pirates got a carnival dart for Frazier! That’s great! I honestly didn’t think he would land anything.
every player has value for something, even Frazier
Is Pham too pricey for KC?
In all sincerity. This is where minor league scouts make their bones. IF the Pirates were able to put it together at some point, and a Cam Devanney added some value….that’s an absolutely great deal done by those guys sitting in the scout seats at minor league games. ALL teams have to make those deals happen to truly be successful.