MLB Player News

Wilson was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Wednesday, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

Upon the official announcement of Jarlin Garcia's arrival in Pittsburgh, Wilson was booted from the 40-man roster in order to make room for the new acquisition. Wilson has put up an ERA north of 5.30 and a 1.40+ WHIP in each of the past two seasons, so the next team to take a chance on him may place him in Triple-A until he shows signs of improvement.

Busenitz joined the Reds as a non-roster invitee Tuesday.

Busenitz owns a 4.58 ERA in 57 career major-league innings, the last of which came in 2018. He's spent the last four years with the Rakuten Eagles in Japan, where he's cruised to a 2.83 ERA in 155.2 innings. The 32-year-old righty will try to earn a bullpen spot in camp.

Kimbrel signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Phillies on Friday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Kimbrel had an OK season in 2022, recording a 3.75 ERA and 1.32 WHIP through 60 innings while racking up 22 saves as the Dodgers' closer. While the 34-year-old reliever has begun to show his age a bit over the past few seasons, he'll be a valuable piece for a Phillies bullpen that ranked in the bottom third in ERA last season (4.27). Kimbrel will likely begin 2023 as Philadelphia's closer.

Kay was claimed off waivers by the Cubs on Friday.

After being designated for assignment by Toronto a week ago, Kay will now compete for a spot in the Cubs' bullpen. He spent most of 2022 sidelined with an injury and recorded a 5.40 ERA and 1.60 WHIP through 20 frames in Triple-A while he was healthy. Alfonso Rivas was designated for assignment as a corresponding move.

Gilbert cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.

Gilbert will remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The left-hander posted a 5.24 ERA in 34.1 innings in 2022 before an elbow injury ended his season.

Rogers signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the Giants on Friday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

The left-hander will be reunited with his twin brother, Tyler, in the San Francisco bullpen. Taylor finished with a 4.76 ERA over 64.1 innings between the Padres and Brewers in 2022, although that came with an excellent 84:19 K:BB. Camilo Doval should still have a clear leg up for saves in the Giants' bullpen, but the team's newest Rogers could enter the mix with Gabe Kapler often liking to play matchups.

Scott cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday.

Scott was designated for assignment Friday and went unclaimed on waivers. He threw 12 innings in the majors with San Diego in 2022 and posted a 6.75 ERA and 2.08 WHIP.

Garrett was designated for assignment by the Nationals on Thursday.

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for waiver claim Jeter Downs. Garrett, 29, has a 7.66 ERA and 16:21 K:BB ratio over 24.2 career big-league innings. He stands a good chance of clearing waivers.

Perdomo signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates on Thursday.

The big lefty received an invitation to spring training. Perdomo holds an ugly 8.24 ERA over 22 appearances at the major-league level.

Rainey (elbow) and the Nationals agreed to a one-year deal Tuesday, avoiding arbitration, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Rainey underwent Tommy John surgery in early August, so he'll make no more than a handful of appearances this season if he makes it back at all. Kyle Finnegan remains the favorite to close games in his absence.