The Giants introduced to reporters, together with Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic, that they’ve claimed outfielder Steele Walker off waivers from the Rangers. The Giants already had a emptiness on their 40-man roster, which means no corresponding transfer will probably be required. Walker has been optioned to Triple-A.
Walker, 26, was a second-round draft choose of the White Sox who went to the Rangers within the Nomar Mazara commerce. He was chosen to the massive league membership for the primary time this yr, making his MLB debut and moving into 5 video games.
He’s spent a lot of the season in Triple-A, taking part in 50 video games there and hitting .277/.353/.435, wRC+ of 98. These aren’t world-beating numbers, however Walker does have encouraging plate self-discipline and bat-to-ball numbers, having walked in 9.3% of his plate appearances with Spherical Rock this season whereas putting out simply 16.3% of the time.
