The Rays have claimed right-hander Osvaldo Bido off waivers from Atlanta, according to announcements from both clubs. Atlanta designated him for assignment earlier this week when they signed Ha-Seong Kim. Tampa Bay had 40-man space and didn’t need to make a corresponding move.
Atlanta had only claimed Bido off waivers last week. The 30-year-old righty had spent the 2025 season with the A’s. Bido made Mark Kotsay’s season-opening rotation. He was hit hard over nine starts and pushed to Triple-A in the middle of May. The A’s brought him back up a couple weeks later but used him in long relief for the remainder of the season. He only made one more start, a three-inning appearance against the Tigers in which he gave up four runs.
Bido didn’t pitch especially well in either role. He struggled to a 5.87 earned run average across 79 2/3 innings spanning 26 appearances. He did manage to strike out an impressive 27% of batters faced after the All-Star Break, but even that promise was undercut by a massive 2.30 home runs allowed per nine innings. Bido has a little under 200 career big league innings between the A’s and Pirates. He owns a 5.07 ERA with a 20.9% strikeout rate.
The Rays traded Shane Baz this afternoon. They have a top three in the rotation of Drew Rasmussen, Ryan Pepiot and Shane McClanahan. They signed Steven Matz with an eye towards building him back as a starter. Ian Seymour and Joe Boyle would compete for the fifth starter role as things stand, though it’s possible they reinvest some of the money they cleared in the Baz and Brandon Lowe trades into another free agent pickup in the Matz mold.
Bido isn’t likely to win a rotation spot out of camp. He could have an uphill battle to securing a long relief role either, as the Rays have the out-of-options Yoendrys Gómez lined up for multi-inning work. Bido himself is out of options, so the Rays would either need to carry him on the MLB roster or send hm back into DFA limbo.