The Chicago White Sox have signed outfielder Brett Phillips to a minor-league deal. The deal will pay the veteran $1.2 million if he makes the big-league team. The 29-year-old had his best season at the plate in the 2021 season with the Rays but is coming off a pair of dismal campaigns with the Orioles and Angels. Most recently, he hit just .175 with three homers and three steals across just 71 plate appearances with the Halos in 2023 and also hit .230 with six HR and seven SB across 66 games at the Triple-A level. Phillips offers some defensive versatility as he's capable of playing all three outfield spots but his lifetime .187 average and 38.7% K% put a hard cap on his offensive upside.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Brett Phillips will make his first start of the season Wednesday afternoon against Nationals left-hander MacKenzie Gore. Phillips has appeared in five games this season but has made just one trip to the plate as he's either entered games as a pinch runner or defensive replacement. The well-traveled Phillips spent last season with the Rays and Orioles, scuffling to a .144 average with five homers and seven steals across 83 appearances. He did hit 13 HR with 24 SB across 119 games with the 2021 Rays but he doesn't appear set for much playing time while outfield prospect Jo Adell is on the cusp of a big-league promotion.

The Los Angeles Angels signed free-agent outfielder Brett Phillips to a one-year, $1.2 million deal on Monday. The addition of Phillips is another supplementary move conducted by the Angels in order to bolster their outfield. The 28-year-old was on display for the Rays and Orioles in 2022 and spent time with the O's Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk. He slashed .144/.217/.249 in the big leagues and displayed an improved .277/.432/.641 across 65 at-bats with the Tides. His bat is certainly a liability, but an eye-popping 41 defensive runs saved since going pro in 2017 is the glaring attribute on his profile. Phillips is slated to contribute as a platooning outfielder for the Angels, but do not expect anything significant fantasy-wise.

According to a tweet from NJ.com's Brendan Kuty on Monday, the New York Yankees "are among the teams who have inquired on outfielder Brett Phillips, who the Tampa Bay Rays designated for assignment on Tuesday. The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies are in the mix, too. Phillips previously appeared in 75 games for the Rays this season, batting .147 with a .225 on-base percentage, five home runs and seven stolen bases in 208 plate appearances. New York's current outfield options on the 40-man roster include Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks, Joey Gallo, Andrew Benintendi, Miguel Andujar, Tim Locastro, Estevan Florialand ... [More]

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. Phillips will start on the bench for the second straight day with the Rays facing two lefties on back-to-back days. The 28-year-old lefty hitter is batting just .159/.226/.269 on the season with four home runs, 10 RBI, 16 runs scored and six stolen bases in 145 at-bats, and he's actually hitless with 12 strikeouts in 26 plate appearances against left-handed pitchers this season. Josh Lowe is getting the start in center field and is hitting ninth against Kikuchi. The former first-rounder has gone 17-for-95 (.179) with a homer, seven RBI and two stolen bases in his first 27 games for Tampa this year, and he'll be a low-upside DFS gamble in the nine-hole.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips went 1-for-5 with a walk-off three-run home run in Friday's 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. He took Bryan Garcia deep in the bottom of the 10th inning to lead the Rays to victory 7-4. Phillips plays semi-regularly but continues to produce in the final month of the season. The 27-year-old has now homered in three of his last five contests. Fantasy managers with daily moves can stream the Rays outfielder while he's wielding a hot bat. Overall, Phillips is slashing .214/.310/.436 with 13 home runs, 42 RBI, 47 runs, and 13 stolen bases over 270 plate appearances in 2021.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. He cut the Rays deficit to three with a two-run shot off Joakim Soria in the eighth inning. The 27-year-old has homered twice over his last three starts since returning from the 10-injured list on September 12. He continues to produce in a part-time role, and fantasy managers with daily moves should stream the Rays outfielder when he's in the starting lineup. Phillips is slashing .214/.312/.428 with 12 home runs, 39 RBI, 46 runs scored, and 14 steals over 265 plate appearances in 2021.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips (ankle) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks, and a stolen base during Sunday's 8-7 extra-inning loss to the Detroit Tigers. He was activated from the injured list Sunday, batted ninth, and played center field in Sunday's loss. The 27-year-old blasted a go-ahead two-run opposite-field shot to give the Rays a 3-2 lead. He flashed his speed by swiping his 14th bag of the season on Sunday. Phillips plays semi-regularly and has 11 homers, and 14 steals over 256 at-bats in 2021. Fantasy managers can use the Rays' outfielder as a streamer in daily formats when Phillips is in the starting lineup.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips(ankle) was activated from the injured list Sunday morning, and he is in the starting lineup batting ninth and playing center field against the Detroit Tigers. While Phillips is not likely rostered in many leagues, he could be worth a start today as he was slashing .267/.353/.700 in his last 15 games before missing time with injury. He has 10 homers and 13 steals in just 219 at-bats this season, which projects out to quite an impressive season if he were to receive playing time. Savvy fantasy managers in daily leagues can take advantage.

The Tampa Bay Rays have placed outfielder Brett Phillips (ankle) on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain. Phillips has mainly worked as a reserve outfielder for the Rays this year and has a weak .215 batting average, but he has put up 10 home runs with 35 RBI and 13 stolen bases. There is no timeframe at the moment for how long Phillips will be sidelined, but he can be ignored in all formats when he returns. Replacing Phillips on the roster will be left-handed pitcher Dietrich Enns. Enns will work out of the bullpen and can be avoided in all formats at the moment.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips went 2-for-4 with an inside-the-park home run during Monday's 9-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. He lined a ball deep into left-center-field and turned on the jets to race all the way home for an inside-the-park homer. The Rays tied a season-high record in home runs in a game with five long balls in Monday's win. Phillips has now homered four times and driven in 11 runs over nine games in August. The 27-year-old doesn't play every day but has produced during his limited at-bats. Phillips is slashing .217/.307/.424 with 10 home runs, 35 RBI, 39 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases across 233 plate appearances in 2021. Fantasy managers can use Phillips as a streamer while he's wielding a hot bat during August.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips went 1-for-4 with a grand slam during Wednesday's 20-8 loss to the Boston Red Sox. With the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning, he took Phillips Valdez deep to left-center field to cut the Rays' deficit 20-7. The 27-year-old has now driven in nine runs and crushed grand slams in back-to-back games. He is slashing .213/.307/.411 with nine home runs, 34 RBI, 38 runs scored, and 12 stolen bases across 227 plate appearances in 2021. Phillips remains a part-time player for the Rays but is a speculative add in deep-league and AL-only formats while he's swinging a hot bat.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips went 2-for-4 with two home runs, five RBI, and a strikeout in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles. He took Orioles reliever Cole Sulsler deep in the seventh inning to trim Baltimore's lead 5-3. The 27-year-old later belted the go-ahead grand slam off Paul Frye to left-center field to give the Rays a 9-5 lead in the eighth frame. It was his eighth long ball and first multi-homer game of the season. Phillips doesn't play every day but has been swinging a hot bat since the All-Star break, slashing .265/.306/.706 with a double, a triple, four home runs, 11 RBI, 10 runs, and a stolen base over 36 plate appearances. The player known as "Maverick" is a speculative add in deep-league and AL-only formats.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips went 1-for-4 with a grand slam and three strikeouts during Thursday's 14-0 win over the Yankees. With the bases loaded, he took Yankees pitcher Albert Abreu deep in the sixth inning to give the Rays a commanding 10-0 lead. The 27-year-old continues to see semi-regular playing time and has now homered twice in his last five contests. Phillips is worth rostering in deep-league formats due to his elite speed, slashing .210/.308/.370 with six homers, 24 RBI, 33 runs scored, and 12 stolen bases over 82 games in 2021.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees 14-0 on Thursday. Patiño (2-2) allowed three hits in six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander, acquired in the trade that sent Blake Snell to San Diego last December, struck out eight and walked two. Cole (10-6) gave up a season-high eight runs — seven earned — on six hits over 5 1/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 2.74 to 3.11. He had 10 strikeouts and two walks. Austin Meadows homered twice and drove in five runs for the Rays. Louis Head and Ryan Sherriff completed a four-hitter. All nine batters in the Rays’ lineup reached base in the sixth. It was the biggest scoring inning by Tampa Bay since a 10-run fifth at Miami on June 5, 2008. NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, GAME 1 PHILLIES 11, NATIONALS 8, 8 INNINGS, GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees 14-0 on Thursday. Patiño (2-2) allowed three hits in six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander, acquired in the trade that sent Blake Snell to San Diego last December, struck out eight and walked two. Cole (10-6) gave up a season-high eight runs — seven earned — on six hits over 5 1/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 2.74 to 3.11. He had 10 strikeouts and two walks. Austin Meadows homered twice and drove in five runs for the Rays. Louis Head and Ryan Sherriff completed a four-hitter. All nine batters in the Rays’ lineup reached base in the sixth. It was the biggest scoring inning by Tampa Bay since a 10-run fifth at Miami on June 5, 2008. NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, GAME 1 PHILLIES 11, NATIONALS 8, 8 INNINGS, GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees 14-0 on Thursday. Patiño (2-2) allowed three hits in six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander, acquired in the trade that sent Blake Snell to San Diego last December, struck out eight and walked two. Cole (10-6) gave up a season-high eight runs — seven earned — on six hits over 5 1/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 2.74 to 3.11. He had 10 strikeouts and two walks. Austin Meadows homered twice and drove in five runs for the Rays. Louis Head and Ryan Sherriff completed a four-hitter. All nine batters in the Rays’ lineup reached base in the sixth. It was the biggest scoring inning by Tampa Bay since a 10-run fifth at Miami on June 5, 2008. NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, GAME 1 PHILLIES 11, NATIONALS 8, 8 INNINGS, GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees 14-0 on Thursday. Patiño (2-2) allowed three hits in six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander, acquired in the trade that sent Blake Snell to San Diego last December, struck out eight and walked two. Cole (10-6) gave up a season-high eight runs — seven earned — on six hits over 5 1/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 2.74 to 3.11. He had 10 strikeouts and two walks. Austin Meadows homered twice and drove in five runs for the Rays. Louis Head and Ryan Sherriff completed a four-hitter. All nine batters in the Rays’ lineup reached base in the sixth. It was the biggest scoring inning by Tampa Bay since a 10-run fifth at Miami on June 5, 2008. NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, GAME 1 PHILLIES 11, NATIONALS 8, 8 INNINGS, GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Patrick Sandoval had his no-hit bid broken up with one out in the ninth inning on a soft double by rookie Brent Rooker and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Saturday night. Sandoval, a 24-year-old lefty who began the game with a 3-13 career record, struck out a career-high 13. There have already been seven no-hitters in the majors this season. The big league record of eight was set in 1884, the first year overhand pitching was permitted. The Twins hadn’t come close to a hit until Rooker, who fanned his first three times up, flared an opposite-field fly that fell just inside the line in right. Sandoval (3-4) smiled after the ball fell, retired the next batter and then was pulled after 108 pitches. He walked one and hit two. Closer Raisel Iglesias allowed an RBI double to Josh Donaldson before getting his 21st save in 25 chances. José Berríos (7-5) allowed two unearned runs in seven innings in perhaps his final start for Minnesota. ASTROS 4, RANGERS... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Patrick Sandoval had his no-hit bid broken up with one out in the ninth inning on a soft double by rookie Brent Rooker and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Saturday night. Sandoval, a 24-year-old lefty who began the game with a 3-13 career record, struck out a career-high 13. There have already been seven no-hitters in the majors this season. The big league record of eight was set in 1884, the first year overhand pitching was permitted. The Twins hadn’t come close to a hit until Rooker, who fanned his first three times up, flared an opposite-field fly that fell just inside the line in right. Sandoval (3-4) smiled after the ball fell, retired the next batter and then was pulled after 108 pitches. He walked one and hit two. Closer Raisel Iglesias allowed an RBI double to Josh Donaldson before getting his 21st save in 25 chances. José Berríos (7-5) allowed two unearned runs in seven innings in perhaps his final start for Minnesota. ASTROS 4, RANGERS... [More]