A number of significant names were claimed off waivers across MLB as teams finalize their 40-man rosters for the playoffs ahead of Thursday’s midnight deadline.
Here is a roundup of the teams that made additions.
The Cleveland Guardians, who were sellers at the trade deadline but have remained in the hunt for the AL Central title, made a big splash by acquiring three pitchers from the Angels.
Right-handed starter Lucas Giolito and right-handed reliever Reynaldo Lopez will join the Guardians for the season’s final month, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel reports that left-handed reliever Matt Moore will also go to the Guardians from the Angels.
The Guardians enter play Thursday six games out of a wild-card spot but five games behind the Minnesota Twins for first in the division.
Giolito, arguably the most talented pitcher available this week on waivers, joins a Guardians rotation that has been a strong suit despite not having ace Shane Bieber. Lopez will give the Guardians more options to bridge the gap to All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase. Moore, a veteran, has a 2.66 ERA in 41 relief appearances this season.
The Cincinnati Reds added two more outfielders off waivers as they try to snap a decades-long (full-season) playoff drought.
The Reds added speedy centre fielder Harrison Bader from the New York Yankees and power bat Hunter Renfroe from the Angels.
Bader is hitting just .240 this season but has 17 stolen bases. Renfroe is hitting .242 with 19 home runs.
Unclaimed
Despite speculation he might be a good fit for the Toronto Blue Jays, outfielder Randal Grichuk was not claimed from the Angels. The veteran right-handed bat is hitting .267/.323/.452 this season split between Los Angeles and the Colorado Rockies, but has a .567 OPS since being traded to the Angels at the deadline.
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