The Cleveland Guardians claimed three players off waivers Thursday afternoon, including right-handed starter Lucas Giolito, benefitting from the Los Angeles Angels' intentional deconstruction after mortgaging their farm system just 37 days ago in an ill-fated attempt to make the postseason, sources told ESPN.
The Guardians also claimed right-handed reliever Reynaldo Lopez and left-handed reliever Matt Moore from the Angels' purge, sources told ESPN.
The Angels on Tuesday also had waived outfielder Hunter Renfroe, outfielder Randal Grichuk and right-handed reliever Dominic Leone as the half-dozen players, all impending free agents, which allowed them to be picked up by teams for a $50,000 fee.