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Lands with Cardinals Wilkerson signed a minor-league contract with the Cardinals on Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact After opting out of his minor-league deal with the Reds on Wednesday, Wilkerson will now look to carve a role for himself in the Cardinals organization. Through 18 starts in the minors, the 36-year-old owns a 4.17 ERA and 1.06 WHIP across 95 innings and could be in consideration for a promotion if St. Louis' rotation depth is tested down the stretch.

JULY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Opts out of deal Wilkerson opted out of his minor-league contract with the Reds on Wednesday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Impact After spending the last two seasons in Korea, Wilkerson has posted a 4.17 ERA and 1.06 WHIP over 95 innings at Triple-A Louisville. The 36-year-old righty will now explore other opportunities in the open market, though he's unlikely to attract more than another minor-league deal.

JULY 16 • ROTOWIRE

Inks MiLB deal with Cincinnati The Reds signed Wilkerson to a minor-league contract Monday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.

Impact Wilkerson, 35, has spent the last two seasons with the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization, most recently posting a 3.84 ERA and 167:27 K:BB over 196.2 frames covering 32 starts in 2024. He last appeared in the majors in 2019 with the Brewers.

JANUARY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Finds work in Korea Wilkerson agreed to a one-year, $350,000 contract with the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization on Tuesday, Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net reports.

Impact Wilkerson had spent the 2023 season in the Athletics organization and compiled a 6.51 ERA and 1.60 WHIP while striking out 53 over 47 innings at Triple-A Las Vegas before he was granted free agency last week to pursue the opportunity overseas. The 34-year-old right-hander has previously made 14 appearances at the big-league level, but none since 2019.

JULY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Signed by OAK to MiLB deal Wilkerson signed a minor-league contract with the Athletics on Sunday.

Impact Wilkerson spent the 2022 season with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan while forging a 4.01 ERA with a 66:28 K:BB over 89.2 innings. The right-hander will provide some organizational depth with Oakland for the 2023 campaign.

APRIL 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE