The Seattle Mariners have made their first acquisition of the 2025-26 offseason, acquiring RHP Cole Wilcox from the Tampa Bay Rays. The 26 year old Wilcox had been designated for assignment on Monday, so Seattle effectively jumped the waiver line to add the former Georgia Bulldog.
Just over two weeks after they were eliminated from the postseason, the Seattle Mariners have made their first acquisition for their revenge tour. Major league free agents still aren't yet eligible to sign with new teams yet, so it's not as though the Mariners could make a big splash.
The Mariners have acquired right-hander Cole Wilcox from the Rays in exchange for cash considerations, per announcements from both clubs. The righty had been designated for assignment by the Rays earlier in the week.
The Rays announced a flurry of roster moves this afternoon, and added a utility player from the Reds Triple-A roster. Let’s get into it: Rays Designate Six The Tampa Bay Rays have made the following roster moves: – Reinstated RHP Alex Faedo and OF Stuart Fairchild from the 60-day IL and designated them for assignment.
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.
Former Georgia pitcher Cole Wilcox is set to make his MLB debut with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Georgia Bulldogs have siphoned in quite a few players to the MLB over the years, and one of their former players is set to make his MLB debut with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Rays were somewhat busy on September 17. Tampa Bay promoted a once-highly-touted pitching prospect to the MLB roster, in former UGA pitcher Cole Wilcox.
The last player remaining from the Blake Snell trade had an up-and-down season Over the offseason, the Draybay community takes part in an exercise in which we compile a list of 30 prospects in the Rays system based on popular vote.