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The White Sox claimed left-handed pitcher Brandon Eisert off waivers from the Rays, the team announced on Friday. Right-handed reliever Steven Wilson was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
Eisert, 27, got his first major-league look with the Blue Jays in 2024, posting a 4.05 ERA over 6.2 innings of work. The lefty earned the nod after spending three straight seasons with the team’s Triple-A affiliate. Over those minor-league campaigns, Eisert combined for a more successful 3.83 ERA over 183.1 innings, striking out 28.6% of batters while owning a 7.9% walk rate and decent ground-ball rates.
Originally drafted by the Blue Jays in the 18th round of the 2018 draft, the southpaw has been on the move over the past few weeks. He was first DFA’d by Toronto on January 20 and traded to Tampa Bay three days later in exchange for cash. Less than two weeks later, the Rays DFA’d Eisert to set up this waiver claim.
As part of the corresponding move, Wilson is the odd man out for the White Sox. The 30-year-old reliever was acquired as part of the Dylan Cease trade with the Padres but was unable to build off his two solid campaigns in San Diego. Wilson had multiple IL stints due to back strains and finished with a 5.71 ERA, lowering fastball velocity, and career-worst strikeout and walk rates.
Despite the negatives, the White Sox tendered Wilson a $950,000 salary for the upcoming season with hopes that he can turn things around. The team will now wait to see if the righty can pass through waivers unclaimed. If so, the Sox will plan to keep him in Triple-A until needed, especially since it’s increasingly likely that the reliever would accept an outright assignment to keep his current contract.
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