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Rays Acquire Brandon Eisert

By Darragh McDonald | January 23, 2025 at 2:05pm CDT

The Rays have acquired left-hander Brandon Eisert from the Blue Jays, according to announcements from both clubs. The Jays, who designated Eisert for assignment earlier this week when they signed Anthony Santander, receive cash considerations in return. The Rays had an open 40-man spot and don’t need to make a corresponding move.

Eisert, 27, joins the second club of his career. Selected by the Blue Jays in the 18th-round of the 2019 draft, he worked his way up to make his major league debut last year. To this point, his big league track record is minimal. He tossed 6 2/3 innings for the Jays last year, allowing three earned runs.

The Rays are surely more interested in the southpaw’s minor league numbers, which have generally been strong. Over the past four years, he has logged 264 2/3 innings on the farm with a 3.76 earned run average, 29.1% strikeout rate and 7.7% walk rate.

Despite the strong minor league results, Eisert lacks the power arsenal clubs are usually looking to get from relievers these days. His fastball only averaged 91.2 miles per hour during his brief major league work. It was a tick lower in Triple-A, coming in at 90.2 mph last year. Perhaps the Jays expected that the relatively lower velocity would prevent him from succeeding in the majors as much as he did in the minors.

The Rays had an open roster spot and will use it to get a close-up look at Eisert. He still has options, which is surely appealing for a club that regularly rotates arms on and off its roster throughout the season. Garrett Cleavinger is the top lefty reliever on the club right now. They gave Mason Montgomery some work in the big league bullpen last year but he’s mostly been a starter in the minors. Eisert and Montgomery both have options, so it wouldn’t be a surprise for Tampa to have them taking turns on the big league roster as the second lefty behind Cleavinger, while shuttling to Triple-A from time to time.

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18 Comments

  1. Canuckleball

    8 months ago

    Was he worth a loonie or a toonie?

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  2. kc38

    8 months ago

    It’s kinda comical being a rays fan. I saw the post earlier this week about him being designated and I had no clue who he was but I thought to myself… “rays probably like this guy” and then boom.

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    • high_upside

      8 months ago

      Those Ray magicians probably turn him into a great reliever

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      • Rays in the Bay

        8 months ago

        Turn him into a great reliever for 3 months before his arm breaks down

        Reply
  3. tom brunanskys black sock

    8 months ago

    Sure are a lot of Brandons out there

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    • Reynaldo's

      8 months ago

      are you making a M-A-G-A reference?

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      • tom brunanskys black sock

        8 months ago

        No

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      • kellin

        8 months ago

        @reynaldo –

        baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=b…

        There are a lot.

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      • ChasingTime

        8 months ago

        Can’t be. Brandon was uttered by the other guy.

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  4. enteluj88

    8 months ago

    Dude’s going to pitch to a 1 ERA this year now.

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    • high_upside

      8 months ago

      Yep and on a few years the jays will sign him for 3/45

      Reply
  5. Reynaldo's

    8 months ago

    It’s all over, BJs are gonna regret this move even more now.

    Reply
  6. bestno5

    8 months ago

    Cy Young contender in 2025 now that the Rays have him.

    Reply
  7. LaBellaVita

    8 months ago

    Either the next Littell or the next Alexander for the Rays. Nothing in between.

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    • Rays in the Bay

      8 months ago

      My guess is the next Alexander, but who knows?

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      • LaBellaVita

        8 months ago

        LOL! Agreed. I know think it is probably more like sub-Alexander.

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        • Rays in the Bay

          8 months ago

          I think we don’t give Littell enough credit about what he’s done to improve. Not every unnamed player can be turned into a shutdown reliever. If they can, they usually end up a 1-2 inning guy. The fact that Littell actually became a starter is impressive. Most guys like him can’t pitch more than 2 innings without being lit up. The odds are that he is an Alexander type player.

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        • LaBellaVita

          8 months ago

          I certainly agree about Littell. One could argue, with data, that he was the most productive Rays player in 2024 despite the fact that BLowe won the local player of the year award.

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