SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Brett Wisely guesses he was 6 or 7 years old the first time his dad took him to work. The “mid-watch” shift started at 11 p.m. and ended at 8 the following morning.
“I think I fell asleep as soon as I got there,” Wisely said.
Better son than father. Bob Wisely was an air traffic controller. His office was the tower at Jacksonville International Airport. He’s retired now, along with his wife, Kelly, who also worked as an air traffic controller in the Navy and saw the world from the deck of aircraft carriers.
“Honestly, that’s the route I was thinking about taking,” said Wisely, “but I’m pretty happy with where I’m at.”
Wisely is in major-league camp with the Giants, and while he’s a long shot to make the opening-day roster, he is on a final approach to make his major-league debut at some point this season. He and Isan Díaz, a fellow left-handed hitting middle infielder, are on the 40-man roster. And even though the Giants are set with shortstop Brandon Crawford and second baseman Thairo Estrada, there will be times when the active roster needs more left-handed balance, more coverage up the middle, or both.
At minimum, Wisely and Díaz should get the level of exposure that the Giants gave over the past two seasons to Jason Vosler, who…
