On Tuesday night, following the Los Angeles Angels’ 15-4 victory over the Texas Rangers, the Halos put an end to the Brandon Wood era in Anaheim, designating him for assignment. The Angels will now have 10 days to either trade, release or place Wood on waivers. Los Angeles Angels Brandon Wood hits a RBI single against the Texas Rangers during the second inning of their MLB...

The Toronto Blue Jays expressed interest in trading for infielder Brandon Wood as recently as this offseason, sources say. And there is every reason to believe the Jays will check in on him again, after the Los Angeles Angels designated his contract for assignment earlier this week. The Angels will likely trade Wood during the coming days, because his former status as one of the...

  Brandon Wood Brandon Wood should get his opportunity to show what he has to offer sometime this week. Tomorrow would be ideal. I don’t know if we will actually see him, but I think it would be perfect. The game isn’t televised in the Pittsburgh market because the Penguins will be playing. This might relieve a little bit of the pressure that may be on the 26-year old. He will...

The Angels designated Brandon Wood for assignment earlier this week. He will latch on elsewhere given his former status as a top-tier prospect, but whether the 26-year old infielder can translate minor league raking into big league success remains to be seen. Many expected the world from Wood given his gaudy minor league numbers and his ability to ably handle the shortstop position...

Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted yesterday that there's no way that Angels' infielder Brandon Wood will clear waivers. Nightengale points out that the Pirates and other teams are “all over him.” The Angels designated Wood for assignment earlier this week to create room for Erick Aybar. Wood took over for Aybar when the infielder suffered a slight strain on...

The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed former top prospect Brandon Wood off of waivers from the Los Angeles Angels. Wood is a career .178 hitter with only 11 homeruns in 173 major league games. Wood was a first round draft pick and hit 43 homeruns in 2005 at the minor league level. Wood was expected to hit for power when he was recalled but he has just not been able to figure out major league...

Upon reading about Brandon Wood being designated for assignment by the Angels, I got to thinking, should the Twins take a run at him? Tim Dierkes, over at MLBtraderumors, penciled the Twins in as a possible landing place for Wood. He mentions that he might not necessarily be an upgrade over the current options, but man he could be worth a risk. If he could be had for little to nothing...

It was announced a couple days ago that former top prospect Brandon Wood was designated for assignment by the Angels. Wood has fallen off since being ranked as high as the #3 prospect in all of baseball after being drafted in the 1st round of the 2003 draft. In order to make room for Wood on the 40-man and Major League rosters, Rule V draftee Josh Rodriguez was designated for assignment...

The Rockies have signed 26-year old righty swinging infielder Brandon Wood to a minor league deal. Wood played in 105 games for the Angels & Pirates last year and he was 54 for 250 (.216 avg, .610 OPS) with 26 runs scored, 7 homers and 31 RBIs. He has now played in 272 games in his first five years in the majors and he is 130 for 700 (.186 avg, .513 OPS) with 65 runs scored...

One could hardly tell that Brandon Wood, fresh off a red-eye flight from California to Pittsburgh, was running on two hours of sleep. Minutes after donning his new No. 2 jersey, Wood smiled and spoke glowingly about the opportunity to revive his career with the Pirates.

The Pirates sured up their 2011 World Series Title Roster today with the claim of Brandon Wood, from the Los Angeles Angels. For whatever reason, the Angels didn't want to win the World Series this year, so they DFA'd Wood. The Pirates figured they hadn't won a World Series since 1979, so they'd go ahead and take it this year. Wood will join the team either tomorrow...

For Brandon Wood, joining the Pirates provides him with a shot at redemption. The infielder, claimed off waivers Friday from the Los Angeles Angels after they designated him for assignment Tuesday, knows what a new uniform could do for his career.

If there's one thing I've seen about a thousand times over the past year, it has been this: "The Pirates should trade for Brandon Wood." The idea usually gets brought up when talking about how the Los Angeles Angels aren't using the former top prospect, and only increased this off-season with Wood out of options. [...]

Final: Pirates 5, Astros 1 WP: Jeff Karstens (7-4) LP: Wandy Rodriguez (6-5) Seriously, what can be said about Jeff Karstens? I say that after every single start. The guy has literally been on a season long hot streak. He pitched 7+ innings today and gave up just 1 run, and that was on a solo homer. Can’t ask for any more than that. Brandon Wood put the Bucs ahead early on...

For GM Neal Huntington and the Pittsburgh Pirates, their first waiver claim of the year was an intriguing one.  Long rumored to be waived by the Los Angeles Angels, 3B/SS Brandon Wood will find himself in Bucco black and gold by the start of next week. In the games that follow, I’m sure you’ll hear [...]

Colin Dunlap of the Post Gazette has an update on Brandon Wood.  He mentions that Wood has been placed on waivers by the Los Angeles Angels, and that the waiver process ends today at noon.  The Pirates have the first overall pick (if you're wondering why, check out my Important Dates in 2011 post), and [...]

Nationals (9-9) at Pirates (7-10) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, MASN 2 As many suspected they would as soon as the Angels waived him, the Bucs have indeed claimed the former stud prospect…and current .168 hitter: Brandon Wood As I said the other day, I think this is a worthwhile experiment. Is it terribly likely that Wood...

Brandon Wood made his Pirates debut in style on Monday night as he knocked in 2 of the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 runs to beat the Washington Nationals behind a solid pitching outing from Paul Maholm. The game didn't start off great, as Maholm gave up 2 runs in the first on three straight hits before he settled down and pounded out 7 innings to record his first win of the season...

In a move that was expected, Pirates infielder Brandon Wood --- acquired on a waiver claim Friday --- has arrived in Pittsburgh and will be active for tonight's game against the Washington Nationals.

Brandon Wood's two-run double in his first game for Pittsburgh was part of a four-run fourth inning and the Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals 4-2 in front of a sparse crowd at soggy PNC Park on Monday.

On the heels of a 15-4 routing of the Texas Rangers, Tuesday night saw the sad conclusion to Brandon Wood's career as a Halo. In order for the Angels to clear a roster spot, Wood was designated for assignment. With Wood out of options in Anaheim, the Angels have 10 days to trade, release or place him on waivers. Despite Wood's heartbreaking failure at the major league...

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected middle infielder Josh Rodriguez from the Cleveland Indians in last year’s Rule 5 MLB draft. After claiming LA Angels’ middle infielder Brandon Wood this month, the Pirates simply didn’t have any room on the roster for Rodriguez. Since he was a Rule 5 draft selection, he could not be placed in the minors. The Pirates had to offer him...

I don’t think i have to tell you, I wasn’t a huge fan of Brandon Wood. He was truly a minor league monster, hitting more than 160 home runs and driving in close to 600 runs. His minor league success just didn’t translate to the majors. a 141 career average, plus the inability to win the 3rd base position after Chone Figgins left forced the Angels hand. The Angels...

On Friday April 22 the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Brandon Wood off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels, who had designated the infielder for assignment. Wood, who primarily plays short and third, was expected to take playing time away from shortstop Ronny Cedeno. At the time Cedeno was batting .170 with only one extra-base hit and had committed three errors. Jennifer Langosch...

Brandon Wood had just 10 hits in his first 59 at-bats with the Pirates, but a string of a few solid at-bats -- which Wood has put together the last few days -- is a result of specific work on his swing.