Dan Otero was claimed off waivers by the Phillies on Tuesday, reports John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Otero was claimed off waivers by the Phillies on Tuesday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Analysis:

After very successful campaigns with the A's in 2013 and 2014 (ERA's of 1.38 and 2.28 respectively), Otero struggled mightily in 2015 with an ERA of 6.75 in 46.2 innings. After allowing only 8.3 hits per nine innings in 2014, that number jumped all the way to 12.3 in 2015 as he struggled to get outs. Otero figures to have a chance to stick with the Phillies bullpen in 2016 with hopes for a bounce back to his 2013 and 2014 form.