"The Braves announced Thursday that they've claimed infielder Brett Wisely off waivers from the Giants and optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett. Lefty Aaron Bummer was transferred from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL in order to create space on the 40-man roster. San Francisco designated Wisely for assignment earlier in the week. Wisely, 26, was a 15th-round pick by the Rays back in 2019."
"Wisely has logged major league time in each of the past three seasons, appearing in 164 games for the Giants. He's tallied 457 plate appearances and posted a tepid .217/.263/.324 slash with seven homers, 22 doubles, a triple, five steals, a 25.2% strikeout rate and a 5.7% walk rate. It's clearly not an impressive batting line - wRC+ measures him 36% worse than a league-average offensive performer - but Wisely has provided the Giants with both versatile and skilled defensive play."
"He's spent the bulk of his time at second base (682 innings) but also has ample experience at shortstop (269 innings) with cameos at third base and in center field. He's graded out positively at every position he's played in the eyes of both Defensive Runs Saved and Statcast's Outs Above Average. And while Wisely isn't a prolific thief on the basepaths, he does possess slightly above-average speed, sitting in the 55th percentile of big leaguers, per Statcast (and the 62nd percentile last year)."
Braves claimed infielder Brett Wisely off waivers from the Giants and optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett while transferring Aaron Bummer to the 60-day injured list to clear a 40-man spot. Wisely, 26, was a 15th-round Rays pick who joined the Giants in 2022 and has appeared in each of the past three major-league seasons. He has 457 plate appearances, a .217/.263/.324 slash, seven homers and below-average offensive metrics, but provides strong defensive versatility across multiple positions and slightly above-average speed. He is controllable through 2030, has one minor-league option year remaining, and must make an Opening Day roster next season or face DFA.
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