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Orioles Claim Vidal Brujan, Carson Ragsdale

By Nick Deeds | August 3, 2025 at 2:08pm CDT

The Orioles have claimed infielder Vidal Brujan off waivers from the Cubs and right-hander Carson Ragsdale off waivers from the Giants, according to a team announcement. Brujan is out of options and must be added to the big league roster but has not yet reported. Ragsdale, meanwhile, was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles’ 40-man roster now stands at 37, so no corresponding 40-man moves are necessary.

Brujan, 27, was a top-100 prospect in the Rays’ system for many years. He failed to establish himself at the big league level in Tampa, however, and hit just .157/.218/.221 across 99 games (272 plate appearances) between 2021 and 2023 for the club. Prior to the 2024 season, Brujan was shipped alongside reliever Calvin Faucher to the Marlins in a trade and he was able to take on a larger role with a rebuilding Miami club. With regular playing time available to him, his performance modestly improved. He remained a below-average contributor overall, however, with a 73 wRC+ despite a 19.4% strikeout rate and a 9.0% walk rate.

Those solid discipline numbers were outweighed by a complete lack of power, less impressive speed on the basepaths than his days a prospect would’ve otherwise indicated, and a lackluster BABIP. While Brujan was versatile enough to hold onto a bench role for the Marlins, he was shipped to the Cubs last offseason in the Matt Mervis trade. He held onto a bench role with Chicago throughout the first half and had value on paper as a player who could help hold down third base while Matt Shaw developed in the minor leagues while also spelling Pete Crow-Armstrong in center field. Unfortunately, the fit didn’t work out as well in practice as Brujan posted an atrocious 43 wRC+ in 36 games and was designated for assignment just before the trade deadline.

Ragsdale, meanwhile, is a 27-year-old right-handed starter. He was added to the Giants’ 40-man roster last November to protect him from the Rule 5 draft after he posted a strong 3.49 ERA in 14 starts at the Double-A level that year, but a career ERA north of 5.00 at Triple-A in conjunction with a 19.9% strikeout rate against a 13.0% walk rate at the level this year left Ragsdale as little more than a depth starter for a club with a number of viable young arms. San Francisco designated him for assignment to make room for top pitching prospect Carson Whisenhunt on the roster prior to the trade deadline.

Now, both players are ticketed to join the Orioles organization. Brujan figures to join the club’s active roster within the next couple of days and could serve as a versatility utility option for the infield after Ramon Urias was traded to Houston prior to the deadline this past week. Ragsdale, meanwhile, could make his big league debut at some point down the stretch to help the Orioles eat innings amid injuries to key arms like Zach Eflin and Grayson Rodriguez, particularly after Charlie Morton was shipped off to Detroit.

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17 Comments

  1. jdgoat

    2 months ago

    I hope the Giants fly Ragsdales parents to Baltimore for his debut…

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  2. The Gambler

    2 months ago

    Good glove basically a free pickup

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    • Rsox

      2 months ago

      Some things still aren’t Worth the price…

      Reply
  3. Ignorant Son-of-a-b

    2 months ago

    Who is Sydney Sweeney?

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    • oldgfan

      2 months ago

      Bob Sweeney’s kid.

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  4. Tiberius

    2 months ago

    Ah yes. Elias building the roster via the waiver wire again. Pitching to get through the season I understand but if any of these position players block the development of guys like Mayo or a beavers, I’ll riot.

    Reply
  5. Jim Carter

    2 months ago

    The Orioles are obviously ready to go for it! World Series bound in ’29 or some time, maybe.

    Reply
  6. cooperhill

    2 months ago

    Elias is a bigger dumpster diver than the legendary DDDD! That speaks volumes!

    Reply
  7. User 999634554

    2 months ago

    Vidal Brujan sounds like a shampoo brand- “If you don’t look good, we don’t look good”

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  8. bag o ballz

    2 months ago

    guess ragsdale will have to settle for orange and black instead of… um orange and black.

    Reply
  9. MLBTR needs to hire editors

    2 months ago

    “Meanwhile” has to START the sentence, not come in its middle, between commas. How do you screw this up THREE times in one article? Learn a new word, and hire an editor too.

    Reply
    • Scutarointherain

      2 months ago

      My fellow baseball fan, please relax. You and I can enjoy free content edited as is without being so curmudgeonly, just as “meanwhile” can correctly be used in the middle of a sentence.

      english.stackexchange.com/questions/68435/can-howe…

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      • MLBTR needs to hire editors

        2 months ago

        It is improper to separate subject and verb like this when you can start a sentence with it.

        You can enjoy free content and still expect better writing, and also not call me names. Take your smugness elsewhere, and learn how to write while you’re at it.

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        • Scutarointherain

          2 months ago

          Here’s Merriam-Webster’s using “meanwhile” between commas:
          merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meanwhile

          Here’s a video explicitly stating that you can insert “meanwhile” between commas: youtube.com/watch?v=483VnvFYjEw&pp=0gcJCf8Ao7…

          Your username is peak irony.

          Reply
        • MLBTR needs to hire editors

          2 months ago

          Lmao epic fail. All of M-W’s entries have it to begin the sentence.

          Take the L and stop pretending you know as much as editing as I do.

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        • Scutarointherain

          2 months ago

          Pretending? My sweet summer child…your accusations are all admissions. This time, you’re pretending that the sentences below (and more) aren’t on that M-W link:

          He can come back to work when he’s feeling better, but meanwhile he should be resting as much as possible.

          Private equity investors, meanwhile, are increasingly piling into renewables.

          Did you note how the last one split the subject and verb? Anyway, please refrain from making this so easy on the next person who repeatedly proves you wrong. In the meanwhile, you could find a username less whiny, demonstrably hypocritical, and curmudgeonly.

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  10. MLBTR needs to hire editors

    1 month ago

    You had lost the argument already, now you resort to name calling, while ALSO proving my point multiple that “meanwhile” doesn’t need commas/should start the sentence. Keep doubling down. You’re so bad at this, yet you think it’s easy and you’re “proving me wrong” lmao. How smooth brained are you that you can’t see how you keep shooting yourself in the foot, and think these are actually winning moves? Terrible arguer. Learn basic logic.

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