Marlins infielder Jack Winkler went unclaimed on waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Jacksonville, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. The 26-year-old neither has the service time nor the previous career outright to decline the assignment. He’ll remain with the team after being designated for assignment on Monday when the Fish claimed outfielder Joey Wiemer off waivers.
Winkler made a brief MLB debut earlier in the season. Acquired from the A’s in the minor league phase of last winter’s Rule 5 draft, he cracked the 40-man roster at the end of May. He spent around six weeks in the big leagues over two stints. Winkler didn’t get a ton of playing time as the final player on Clayton McCullough’s bench. He only started four of his 11 appearances and collected two hits and a stolen base in 12 at-bats.
A University of San Francisco product, Winkler has played parts of five minor league seasons. He’s in his first year at Triple-A and batting .241/.304/.379 over 194 plate appearances. Winkler has never hit much but provides versatility as a depth infielder. He’ll remain with Jacksonville in hopes of getting back onto the big league roster.