"It is safe to say that the expectations are quite low for a player picked up from waivers near the end of the season, when there is no hope for making the playoffs. This was pretty much a depth move. If anything, him pulling three starts was a bit of a surprise, and even that came because Ozzie Albies missed most of the last week of the season with an injury. But hey, at least he got into some games with his new team."
"Though he's put up meaningful defensive numbers in a small sample, he hasn't hit at all. In 2023, he had -0.4 fWAR, a 36 wRC+, and tallied 131 PAs. The next year, he improved to a 75 wRC+ and 0.6 fWAR over 272 PAs - solid bench caliber play on the back of superb defense. He repeated that 75 wRC+ with the Giants in 2025, but couldn't find much playing time (just 54 PAs) before they let him go."
Brett Wisely was claimed off waivers from the Giants on September 18 and was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett before making his Braves debut on September 23. The acquisition was a late-season depth move that produced low expectations; Wisely drew three starts only after Ozzie Albies missed the final week with an injury. He appeared in four games for Atlanta and 22 for San Francisco in 2025. Wisely finished 2025 with a .185/.279/.315 slash line (71 wRC+) while providing solid middle-infield defense. His earlier years included a 36 wRC+ in 2023 and a 75 wRC+ with 0.6 fWAR in 2024.
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