Brett Wisely clears waivers and is assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett

We’ve got a roster move that fell through the cracks a little bit but still needs to be talked about since it affects the depth of this squad. Back around Opening Day, infielder Brett Wisely was designated for assignment once it was clear that he wouldn’t be making the team. That was all the way back on March 25 when that particular move was made. Now, he’s cleared waivers and has been subsequently assigned to the Gwinnett Stripers.

As DJourn mentions above, this should help the depth when it comes to the infield (and the outfield as well since Wisely can play out there, too) and it’s something that the Braves have learned over the past couple of seasons that you can never have too much of. Meanwhile, this ends a wacky offseason journey for Wisely — one that saw him get picked up off waivers by the Braves last September, traded to the Rays in January and then brought back from the Rays before settling into the Braves Triple-A club.

Wisely made four appearances for the Atlanta Braves and didn’t record a hit in nine plate appearances. With that being said, he’ll probably be used as a defensive substitute if (and hopefully not when) he’s needed to return to the Braves any time soon. For now, he’ll be plying his trade in Gwinnett where he will surely play in more than two games for the Stripers like he did last season.