The Atlanta Braves claimed infielder Ha-Seong Kim off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays, it was announced yesterday.

Though running veterans through waivers at the end of August, with an eye towards seeing if a team will claim them (and their salary) before the deadline for a player to be in a team’s organization in order to be playoff eligible, has become commonplace since the elimination of post-July 31 trades a few years ago, the teams that put in claims for players are generally playoff contenders. Atlanta, at 62-76, is well out of the playoff hunt, and so claiming Kim does not help them this year.

However, the deal Kim signed with the Rays this past offseason was for one year, $13 million, with a player option for 2026 for $16 million. Kim has played in only 24 games this year for

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