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Pirates Trade Ike Davis to Oakland A’s

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded first baseman Ike Davis to the Oakland A’s in exchange for international slot money according to Susan Slusser. Davis was designated for assignment on Thursday to make room on the 40-man roster for the Pirates to protect players from the Rule V draft.

The Pirates and A’s exchanged international slot spots, with the Pirates getting the amount designated for slot #27($501,900), while the Pirates give up spot 86, which has a value of $232,000. What that ultimately means is that the Pirates have an extra $269,900 to spend on international signings this signing period, which began on July 2nd. The Pirates have already spent at least $1,390,000 of their $1,930,400 international bonus pool. The number was likely much closer to their limit because some signing amounts haven’t been announced yet. The international signings from this year can be viewed here.

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John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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