Before the second game of three with the Atlanta Braves in D.C. on Saturday night, the Washington Nationals announced that they claimed right-hander Patrick Murphy off of waivers from Toronto and optioned him to Triple-A Rochester.
“Murphy, 26, was Toronto’s No. 16 prospect per MLBPipeline,” the Nationals’ PR team noted on Twitter, “... and their No. 23 prospect per Baseball America. He went 1-1 with a 1.00 ERA (2 ER/18.0 IP) and 22 strikeouts in 13 MiLB outings in 2021.
“In 12 appearances across two MLB seasons with Toronto (2020-21), Murphy went 0-1 with a 3.