Phillies claim two players off waivers from the San Francisco Giants

The Philadelphia Phillies have claimed RHP Luis Ortiz and LHP Andrew Vasquez off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

The Phillies have claimed RHP Luis Ortiz and LHP Andrew Vasquez off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. Additionally, the Phillies outrighted the following five players to Lehigh Valley: RHP’s Mark Appel and Hans Crouse, LHP’s Kent Emanuel and Damon Jones and INF Yairo Muñoz.

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) November 9, 2022

Luis Ortiz hasn’t pitched since 2021 when he tallied a 5.52 ERA in the Florida Complex League. He threw 14.2 total innings that season, allowing nine earned runs and 16 hits while striking out 17 batters.

Andrew Vasquez played for both Toronto and San Francisco in 2022, combining for a 6.23 ERA in 8.2 total innings. He’s struck out ten while allowing one home run and six hits.

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The Phillies have also outrighted the following players to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

• Mark Appel
• Hans Crouse
• Kent Emanuel
• Damon Jones
• Yairo Munoz

With the offseason underway, the Phillies will now start to shape their roster to take into Winter Meetings, which occur in less than a month. The team already picked up the option of Aaron Nola while declining Jean Segura’s $17M for 2023, along with Zach Eflin declining his option as well.

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