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Infielder Cavan Biggio was acquired by the Braves from the Giants, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Gabe Burns. According to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic, the Giants are getting payment for Biggio’s services.

Despite the trade deadline having past, Biggio could still be transferred because he is signed to a minor league contract. Biggio will not be able to play for the Braves in the postseason because he was acquired after the clock turned to September.

Biggio, 29, made his major league debut in 2019 after being selected by the Blue Jays in the fifth round of the 2016 draft. Originally viewed as a member of a developing core of young Torontonians who were the offspring of former major league players, Biggio’s career got off to a fast start in his rookie season, where he batted.234/.364/.429 (115 wRC+) in 100 games.

Regular second baseman for the team, he finished ahead of then-teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in sixth place in the Rookie of the Year poll. Biggio played in 59 of the team’s 60 games in 2020 despite missing some games due to injury, and he finished with a career-high 122 wRC+.

Regretfully, Biggio’s tenure as a regular player in the top leagues ended there. Over the next two years, Biggio’s hitting output collapsed, as he only hit.213/.320/.353 (91 wRC+) in 597 plate appearances.

His strikeout rate increased to 27.3 percent during that time, despite the fact that he drew walks at an impressive 12.6 percent clip. Additionally, the power he displayed in his first two seasons of the season—24 home runs in just 695 trips to the plate—cratered as he slugged just 13 in the combined 2021 and 2022 seasons. Biggio was even optioned to the minor levels late in the 2022 season when Santiago Espinal took over as the starting second baseman.

Biggio’s season past year saw a little improvement, as he had his first offensive season above average since his rookie year. Biggio was a part-time member of the team and was only able to play in 338 games, but he still managed to hit a respectable.235/.340/.370 (102 wRC+) in 111 games, sharing time between first base, second base, third base, and right field. Biggio played well in that utility role the previous season, but as he approached his 29th birthday, that didn’t continue. This season, in 44 games with Toronto, Biggio hit a pitiful.200/.323/.291 while his strikeout percentage skyrocketed to 32.1 percent, surpassing 30 percent for the first time in his big league career.