NEW YORK — Andrew McCutchen was in the on-deck circle when the Giants lost 5-3 on Wednesday night. He was taking his warm-up swings, preparing to possibly tie the game, because that’s all you can do in this situation.

If McCutchen was bothered by the stress of this week, it didn’t show. He smiled 30 minutes later when asked about going through waivers.

“The trade from Pittsburgh was the hardest thing I’ve done,” he said, lending some perspective.

McCutchen was the franchise player for the Pirates but spent his final couple years there caught up in rumors. You can understand, then, if he’s not refreshing his phone too often right now. He was put on waivers this week and cleared, meaning the Giants can trade him anywhere over the next week. He’s trying not to think much about the whole situation.

“I don’t really understand the process. I don’t get it,” he said, smiling. “Waivers cleared and revocables, I don’t know what that stuff means. I don’t get it. I’ve got a better chance of understanding trigonometry.”

For now, McCutchen said he’s focused on being here until someone tells him he’s not. He worked out after getting the night off and will be in the lineup Thursday against Jacob deGrom.

The Giants will continue to try to trade their right fielder, although things might be murkier now that McCutchen cleared waivers. The pool of teams is much bigger, but it also appears there’s little interest in McCutchen at this price point.

Perhaps the Giants will eat some money to facilitate a deal. Perhaps McCutchen will spend the rest of the season in San Francisco, after all that.

“It’s part of the game sometimes,” McCutchen said. “It makes sense when things like this happen. It’s not something I’m stressed about.”