The Giants have re-signed infielder Osleivis Basabe to a new minor league contract, Baseball America’s Matt Eddy reports. Basabe spent 2025 in San Francisco’s organization and was outrighted off the team’s 40-man roster in June. Since he wasn’t added back to the 40-man before the end of the season, Basabe became eligible for minor league free agency, but it wasn’t known if he chose to test the open market.
Acquired from the Rays in a trade last February, Basabe spent his entire season at Triple-A Sacramento, getting significant time at shortstop, second base, and third base. Basabe hit .249/.309/.412 with 14 homers over 477 plate appearances, with that slash line more or less matching his career .266/.320/.398 mark over 1186 Triple-A PA. Within the context of the Pacific Coast League, however, Basabe’s offensive production wasn’t much to speak of given the PCL’s notoriously hitter-friendly nature.
Basabe drew attention as a prospect during his time in Tampa’s Bay farm system, but his lack of consistent hitting above the Double-A level has stifled his progress. The Rays gave Basabe a look at the MLB level in 2023, and his .218/.277/.310 slash line over 94 PA and 31 games remains his only big league experience.
Still only 25 years old, Basabe will now return to the same Triple-A role with the Giants in the hopes of another call-up to the majors. Matt Chapman and Willy Adames have the left side of San Francisco’s infield locked down, with Casey Schmitt penciled into second base duty and Tyler Fitzgerald and Christian Koss on hand as other infield depth options. There has also been speculation that the Giants might look to upgrade at second base this winter, which would push Basabe further down the depth chart.
World Series bound
Cool name.
Osmosis Elvis
Yeah, the Giants need Donovan or something similar at second. Schmitt is a good utility player, but we need to shore up second and right field this year.
Kinda on the fence about 2B.
Feels like a good spot to upgrade, but also like Schmitt might be on the verge of a breakout season if played regularly. I would really go all out on pitching first. One of the two big lefties on the market, and maybe a Cody Ponce or similar reclamation guy. An uptick from Lee, a full year of Devers might be enough offense to make it to a WC spot. Just prepping myself for the big name offensive guys to go elsewhere, as usual. Won’t hurt to try, but in reality it does a little when it doesn’t happen.
Polanco
Did look good in the WS, but his team noticed too, and will probably resign him.
Not WS, but playoffs.
Posey master stroke.
Well as long as they dont lose him in Rule 5 draft because they are available in it too .
He’s a free agent signing, not subject to Rule 5.
Actually, any player not on the 40 man roster can be eligible for the Rule 5 draft, provided they’ve been a professional long enough. He has. Previous years have seen the occasional minor league signing get drafted by another club.
Basabe been berry berry good to me.
His Barrel % iand and overly passive approach at the plate is really holding him back.
Basabe MiL depth piece