The Tampa Bay Rays have been an active team this winter, and they recently made a trade to acquire some depth for areas of need. As the Rays start to get their roster set for the 2026 season, there have been a couple of areas of need for the team.
The Atlanta Braves made the move to clear players out of the system. The team announced on Monday evening that they had traded left-hander Ken Waldichuk and infielder Brett Wisely to the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Rule 5 draft, held annually at the winter meetings in December, never garners much fanfare, but it has been known to yield some noteworthy transactions.
The Rays have acquired left-hander Ken Waldichuk and infielder Brett Wisely from the Braves, according to announcements from both clubs. Atlanta receives cash considerations or a player to be named later in return.
The Braves have claimed right-hander George Soriano off waivers from the Orioles, according to announcements from both clubs. Baltimore designated him for assignment earlier this week.
After Susan Slusser broke the news on Sunday night, the San Francisco Giants made it official on Monday afternoon: 20-year old superslugger Bryce Eldridge is making his Major League debut.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
The San Francisco Giants announced Thursday that they have placed second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald on the 10-day injured list. In a corresponding move, the team also revealed it has called up infielder Brett Wisely from Triple-A Sacramento to take Fitzgerald's spot on the 26-man roster.
The San Francisco Giants have been working diligently to get their roster finalized for Opening Day, and between injuries or tough choices, they have had their hands full.
The utility infielder entered the Major League conversation in 2024 with come clutch offensive moments and consistent defense, but he’ll still be fighting for a roster spot in 2025.
For many years now, defense has been the calling card of the San Francisco Giants, especially throughout the infield, with Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Matt Chapman, and Buster Posey behind the plate.
The second baseman returns. The San Francisco Giants made a move ahead of Monday’s series opener against the Chicago White Sox who are, thankfully, baseball’s worst team.
On Friday night, that was a good thing. I know what the numbers mean: a 3.6 fWAR before the All Star break; a .308 batting average, an .520 slugging; an OPS hovering around .900; a 152 wRC+.
Kyle Harrison ended a personal five-game winless streak, Brett Wisely collected a triple, a double and a single, and the San Francisco Giants opened a three-game home interleague series against the Minnesota Twins with a 7-1 victory on Friday.
Brett Wisely tied the game with a two-out, run-scoring single in the ninth inning and Tyler Fitzgerald scampered home on a wild pitch six pitches later as the San Francisco Giants to overtake the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday.
The San Francisco Giants are looking for a spark to turn their season around after they have had a disappointing showing to date when there were expectations they would be a playoff team this year following their offseason acquisitions.
Brett Wisely launched a two-run, walk-off home run with none out in the ninth inning Friday night, giving the San Francisco Giants a 5-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series.
Brett Wisely had three hits Saturday afternoon, including the tie-breaking RBI single leading off the 10th inning, as the visiting San Francisco Giants mounted another late-inning comeback to defeat the New York Mets 7-2 in the middle game of a three-game series.
Brett Wisely smacked a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the eighth to cap a five-run inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a wild 7-6 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon.
The San Francisco Giants announced a series of roster moves this afternoon that, hopefully, will make the team better right away. The team’s best position player, catcher Patrick Bailey, returns from the 7-day concussion IL.
A historic season. 2023 stats: 51 G, 131 PA, .175/.231/.267 (.498 OPS), 6.9 BB%, 30.5 K%, 38 wRC+ The fact that we’re talking about Brett Wisely right now is a bit problematic.