Happy weekend, San Francisco Giants fans.
It is, unfortunately, not a happy weekend for our friend Austin Wynns. The Giants backup catcher was designated for assignment on Friday, after his first season with the team.
Wynns made his Giants debut on June 9, after joining the team to backup Curt Casali when Joey Bart was sent back to the Minors for a little bit more Sacramento seasoning. When Casali was injured in July, Bart returned and teamed up with Wynns. The right-handed hitting veteran, who turned 32 last month, performed well enough that Casali became expendable, and the Giants traded him at the deadline to the Seattle Mariners.