Phillies Claim Williams Off Waivers
1 min readAug 10, 2014
By Todd Zolecki
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The Phillies today claimed right-hander Jerome Williams off waivers from the Rangers.
Williams, 32, went 2–5 with a 6.71 ERA in 28 games this season with Houston and Texas. He is 44–52 with a 4.51 ERA in nine big-league seasons with the Giants, Cubs, Nationals, Angels, Astros, Rangers.
The Phillies designed right-hander Sean O’Sullivan for assignment to make room for Williams on the 25-man roster. O’Sullivan had been scheduled to start Tuesday against the Angels in Anaheim. Williams presumably will take his place in the rotation, although it is unclear if he will start Tuesday.
