Former Blue Jays castoff continues game of musical chairs as he's traded to the Braves

Former Toronto Blue Jays utilityman Cavan Biggio is on the move again this week, joining yet another organization. He only left Toronto three months ago but has already been passed around the league like the only bat on a little league team.

On Saturday, MLB.com's Mark Bowman reported that the Atlanta Braves had acquired Biggio from the San Francisco Giants, where he was on a minor league contract. The Giants received cash in the transaction.

Former Blue Jays castoff Cavan Biggio continues game of musical chairs

If you've had trouble keeping up with the travels of the former Blue Jays' 2016 fifth-round pick, this move to an injury-riddled and desperate Braves organization marks Biggio's fourth team this season. The transaction came after it was revealed that another former Blue Jay and current Brave, Whit Merrifield, had fractured his foot on a foul ball on Friday night, per Bowman.

While with the Blue Jays this season, Biggio received chance after chance to prove himself until the team admitted defeat and ran out of patience with his inability to live up to the expectations they had hoisted on his shoulders early on in his career. He was designated for assignment on June 7 after batting just .200/.323/.291 with a pair of home runs and nine RBI in 131 plate appearances. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league pitcher Braydon Fisher just five days later.

He quickly wore out his welcome in Los Angeles, but somehow lasted almost two months with the Dodgers. He hit just .192 with a .635 OPS in 88 plate appearances over 30 games with the reigning NL West champs. He posted a wild 31.8 percent strikeout rate while in Dodger blue, which was somehow slightly better than his 32.1 percent mark in Toronto.

After the Dodgers had seen enough and released Biggio on Aug. 8, he signed on with the Giants on a minor league deal on Aug. 23. He posted a less-than-inspiring .163/.413/.326 slash line in 12 games for their Triple-A affiliate in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League before being traded this past weekend.

Still on a minor league deal, Biggio isn't on the Braves' 40-man roster and will have to prove himself with their Triple-A affiliate, the Gwinnett Stripers, in the International League before earning consideration for a late-season call-up. He won't be eligible for the postseason if Atlanta makes it to the playoffs.