The Giants announced that catcher Jakson Reetz went unclaimed on waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Sacramento. San Francisco took him off the 40-man roster last week as the corresponding move to sign Andrew Knapp. Reetz has cleared waivers a few times in his career and has the right to elect free agency. He stuck with San Francisco after being outrighted in May and could do so again.
Reetz, 28, has spent the season with the Giants, playing mostly in Triple-A. The Giants have selected his contract twice but only gotten him into six big league games. His other major league experience consisted of two contests with the Nationals three years ago. Reetz has three hits (two doubles and a home run) in 17 MLB plate appearances.
A former third-round pick by Washington, Reetz has also played in the Kansas City organization. The righty-hitting catcher owns a .241/.338/.467 line in parts of four Triple-A seasons. He has taken 235 plate appearances with Sacramento, running a .254/.368/.431 slash behind a strong 12.3% walk rate.