{"id":299853,"date":"2025-11-22T15:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/299853\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T15:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:16:12","slug":"giants-re-sign-osleivis-basabe-mlb-trade-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/299853\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Re-Sign Osleivis Basabe &#8211; MLB Trade Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Giants have re-signed infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/basabos01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Osleivis Basabe<\/a> to a new minor league contract, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/minor-league-transactions-nov-7-18-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Baseball America\u2019s Matt Eddy<\/a> reports.\u00a0 Basabe spent 2025 in San Francisco\u2019s organization and was outrighted off the team\u2019s 40-man roster in June.\u00a0 Since he wasn\u2019t added back to the 40-man before the end of the season, Basabe became eligible for minor league free agency, but it wasn\u2019t known if he chose to test the open market.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Within the context of the Pacific Coast League, however, Basabe\u2019s offensive production wasn\u2019t much to speak of given the PCL\u2019s notoriously hitter-friendly nature.<\/p>\n<p>Basabe drew attention as a prospect during his time in Tampa\u2019s Bay farm system, but his lack of consistent hitting above the Double-A level has stifled his progress.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=chapmma01,chapma004mat&amp;search=Matt+Chapman&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matt Chapman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamewi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Willy Adames<\/a> have the left side of San Francisco\u2019s infield locked down, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schmica01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Casey Schmitt<\/a> penciled into second base duty and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fitzgty01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tyler Fitzgerald<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kossch01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Christian Koss<\/a> on hand as other infield depth options.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Giants have re-signed infielder Osleivis Basabe to a new minor league contract, Baseball America\u2019s Matt Eddy 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