Trey Cabbage To Sign With NPBs Yomiuri Giant

Dec. 17: Cabbage will sign with the Yomiuri Giants of Japans Nippon Profe sional Baseball, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Dec. 16: The Pirates released first baseman/outfielder , as first reflected on the MLB.com . Alex Stumpf of MLB.com that Cabbage will pursue an opportunity in a foreign league. That opens a spot on Pittsburghs 40-man roster, which drops to 37. Pittsburgh claimed Cabbage off waivers from Ryan Pulock Jersey the Astros last month. Houston had attempted to outright him off their roster at the beginning of the offseason. Cabbage couldve battled for a spot in Spring Training with the Bucs, but there was no guarantee hed have stuck on the roster all winter. Even if hed held the 40-man spot, Cabbage has an option remaining and mightve spent most of next year in Triple-A. It seems his camp is finalizing a deal with a team in another league thatd presumably come with a better payday. Cabbage has an intriguing power-speed combination. He had a 30-30 showing with a .306/.379/.596 slash in Triple-A with the Angels in 2023. His minor league production wasnt quite as strong this year (.243/.351/.474) but he made a career-high 45 MLB appearances with the Astros. MLB pitching has exploited Cabbages propensity for huge strikeout totals in the upper minors, fanning him at a near-41% clip. Hes a career .209/.245/.331 hitter in 147 big league plate appearances. Bo Horvat Jersey