Right-hander Bryse Wilson has exercised an assignment clause in his minor league contract with the Phillies, report Charlotte Varnes and Matt Gelb of The Athletic. The Phils will need to make him available to other teams, and if any other club is willing to add him to the MLB roster, Philadelphia either needs to promote him themselves or let him depart.
Wilson has spent the entire season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He was briefly granted his release in early June, presumably after exercising an opt-out, but quickly re-signed on a new minor league deal. That’s common practice, as it allows a player to negotiate a higher salary and/or additional upward mobility opportunities that weren’t present in the first contract.
The 28-year-old Wilson has a 6.29 earned run average across 54 1/3 innings for the IronPigs this season. His 23.5% strikeout rate and 52% grounder percentage are better than the ERA would imply, as Wilson has been victimized by a .373 average on balls in play. His recent results have been better. The 6’2″ righty hasn’t allowed a run over his past 12 innings.
Wilson has a near-5.00 ERA over 461 MLB innings. He has logged most of his big league work in long relief while holding a Triple-A rotation spot all season. Philadelphia granted Wilson his release rather than add him to the MLB roster a couple weeks ago, but they’re now without a fifth starter after optioning Andrew Painter on Wednesday afternoon.
