The Giants released Tom on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Tom appeared in one game with the Giants in April but had otherwise spent the 2022 campaign at Triple-A Sacramento. Over 311 plate appearances at Sacramento, the 28-year-old outfielder slashed .239/.339/.414 with 10 home runs and six stolen bases.

Tom was sent back to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tom joined the team Friday when Brandon Belt and Steven Duggar tested positive for COVID-19. He went 0-for-1 off the bench and will now return to the minors, with the Giants adding Mike Ford in a trade with the Mariners in a corresponding move.

Tom's contract was selected from Triple-A Sacramento prior to Friday's game against the Nationals, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old journeyman hit .327/.387/.509 with two home runs and one steal in 15 games at Triple-A, although his 25.8 percent strikeout rate is a bit of a red flag, given the jump in competition from Triple-A to the majors. He has a career .139/.278/.231 slash line in 133 MLB plate appearances.

Tom signed a minor-league contract with the Giants on Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tom was released by the Pirates on Monday, but he'll head to Triple-A Sacramento late in the regular season. Across 23 minor-league appearances this year, the 27-year-old has slashed .190/.299/.310 with two home runs, seven RBI and six runs.

Tom was released by Pittsburgh on Monday, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tom was selected in the Rule 5 draft by Oakland over the winter and then claimed by the Pirates in April, but he didn't perform at anywhere close to the necessary level at either stop, hitting .139/.278/.231 in 48 games. He was outrighted to the minors last week, but the Pirates evidently decided that he didn't even have value as organizational depth. At this point in the season, it's difficult to see him returning to the majors for a new team.

The Pirates outrighted Tom to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday after he cleared waivers, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tom was a Rule 5 selection by the Athletics over the winter before he was claimed off waivers by the Pirates in April, so the fact that he's staying in the Pittsburgh organization despite no longer possessing a 40-man roster spot suggests that Cleveland wasn't interested in taking back his rights. After submitting a .934 OPS with Cleveland's Triple-A affiliate in Columbus in 2019, Tom didn't look like an MLB-caliber player across his stops in Oakland and Pittsburgh this season, turning in a .139/.278/.231 slash line over 133 plate appearances.

The Pirates activated Tom (back) from the 10-day injured list Monday and designated him for assignment, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tom will be cast off an organization's 40-man roster for the second time this season after the Athletics previously designated him for assignment in April. The Pirates subsequently claimed Tom off waivers and gave him a look in their outfield, but aside from breaking up a German Marquez no-hitter in late June, the 27-year-old provided few highlights between his two big-league stops. As an older prospect who posted a .510 OPS and struck out at a 27.1 percent clip in 133 big-league plate appearances, Tom may not fetch much interest as he heads back to the waiver wire. If that's the case, the Pirates would have to offer him back to Cleveland, the organization that held his rights before Oakland selected him in the Rule 5 draft last December.

Tom (back) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tom has been out with a back strain since early July. Given that he's missed over a month, he'll likely need a handful of rehab appearances before he's deemed ready to go.

Tom (back) has resumed baseball activities, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tom suffered a setback last week, but he's now feeling better and could progress to hitting soon. A timetable for the 27-year-old's return to game action could be established once he ramps up his workload.

Tom (back) recently aggravated his back injury and will be shut down until early next week, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tom resumed baseball activities in early July, and the team was optimistic that he'd be able to return shortly after the All-Star break. However, he's now returned to Pittsburgh, and he isn't expected to resume baseball activities until early next week. It's not yet clear when the 27-year-old will be able to return to game action.