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Sanmartín, who was DFA’d on Monday, had a 4.22 ERA in 24 appearances for the Giants last season. The 30-year-old seems more like a quality minor league signing than someone a team should keep on a 40-man all winter, but the Nationals are optimistic about something here. They also claimed fellow reliever Braxton Roxby off waivers last week and traded for Nate Furman on Sunday, so they’ve now taken advantage of the Giants’ roster purge three times.

After seven years in the Reds organization, Sanmartín had a 4.22 ERA in 24 appearances for the Giants last season. If he clears waivers, he might be offered a minor league deal to stick around.

Sanmartin finishes the year with a 4.22 ERA in 21 1/3 innings for the Giants. He’ll probably be bumped from the 40-man when the Giants have to activate all of their 60-day IL guys next month.

He was optioned down literally yesterday to make room for Matt Wilkinson and now comes back up as Keaton Winn was placed on the injured list. Sanmartin is just a low-leverage up-and-down arm.

Sanmartin heads back to the minors to make room for prospect Matt Wilkinson on San Francisco’s active roster. The 30-year-old allowed six runs over 6 1/3 innings during his latest stint with the Giants.

Sanmartin rejoins San Francisco’s relief mix for the first time since mid-June following the front office’s avalanche of moves at the trade deadline. He’s a non-factor for fantasy purposes.

Sanmartin returns to the minors to facilitate the return of fellow southpaw Matt Gage from the injured list ahead of the nightcap contest of Wednesday’s doubleheader against Atlanta. The 30-year-old has allowed three runs over 3 1/3 innings in a pair of relief outings since coming off the injured list last week.

Sanmartin got hurt during spring training while covering first base. He posted a 2.67 ERA in 67 1/3 innings for Triple-A Louisville in the Reds’ organization last season and could be a solid addition to the Giants’ bullpen.

Sanmartin had a real shot at winning a spot in the Giants bullpen before getting hurt covering first base earlier this month. He’s expected to be sidelined until midseason.

It’s a bummer for the 29-year-old, who was hoping to make the Giants bullpen after pitching to a 2.67 ERA in 67 1/3 innings for Triple-A Louisville in the Reds’ organziation last season. Perhaps he can return and be an option in the second half of the seaosn.

Sanmartin was covering first base on a grounder when the injury occurred. He’s expected to see an orthopedist on Wednesday. Sanmartin was competing for a spot in the Giants bullpen, but it now seems likely he’ll be behind enough to be questionable for Opening Day.

Sanmartin heads to the Bay Area after making exactly one relief appearance for the Reds last season. The 29-year-old southpaw will get a chance to compete for a bullpen role next spring after compiling a solid 2.67 ERA across 67 1/3 innings over 46 appearances for Triple-A Louisville.