The Rays are acquiring right-hander Tyler Wells from the Orioles, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. Prospect Michael Forret is going back to the O’s, per Joel Sherman of The New York Post. It’s unclear if that’s the whole deal or if more players are involved.
Wells, 31, was a decent back-end starter earlier in his career. He missed most of the 2024 and 2025 seasons due to surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. He is having a healthy season here in 2026 but the O’s have moved him to the bullpen.
He is doing well in the new role. He has logged 54 innings out of the Baltimore bullpen this year with a 2.67 earned run average. He has gotten a bit of help from a .241 batting average on balls in play and 76.8% strand rate but his 25.1% strikeout rate and 6.2% walk rat are both good figures. His 3.41 FIP and 3.47 SIERA are a bit pessimistic about his ERA but still point to him generally doing good work.
More to come.
