Phillies sign Jerome Williams to 1-year, $2.5M contract

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Phillies have signed pitcher Jerome Williams to a 1-year, $2.5-million contract, Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced Tuesday.

The contract includes performance bonuses.

The 32-year-old right hander went 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA in nine starts for the Phillies after being claimed off waivers from the Texas Rangers on August 10.

A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Williams allowed two earned runs or fewer in six of his nine starts as the Phillies went 6-3 in those games.

A veteran of 10 major league seasons, Williams has pitched for seven different clubs including the San Francisco Giants (2003-05), Chicago Cubs (2005-06), Washington Nationals (2007), Los Angeles Angels (2011-13), Houston Astros (2014), Texas Rangers (2014) and the Phillies.