Pittsburgh Pirates place former Toronto Blue Jays infielder on outright waivers

According to Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he'll be available to all 29 other clubs, with waiver priority determined based on the reverse order of the MLB-wide standings.

Outright waiver priority is not league-specific like the now-defunct revocable August trade waivers were.

In 419 plate appearances, Kiner-Falefa is batting .268/.304/.337. It's a light batting line (78 wRC+), but he's gone 15-for-19 in stolen base attempts and played a respectable shortstop this season.

Kiner-Falefa is a versatile defender with experience at short, second base, third base and all three outfield spots.

The Pirates somewhat surprisingly didn't trade Kiner-Falefa at the deadline. Presumably, his middling offensive contributions didn't garner strong interest.

However, as teams gear up for the stretch run and look to deepen their benches, Kiner-Falefa's brand of speed, contact (15.5% strikeout rate) and defensive versatility could hold appeal.

He's struggling quite a bit against lefties this year, despite being a right-handed bat, but he entered the season with more or less neutral platoon splits in his career.

Kiner-Falefa's contract does contain $250K bonuses for reaching 500 and 550 plate appearances, but he's 81 shy of that mark right now thanks largely to a monthlong stay on the IL for a hamstring strain back in April/May.

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