Venditte was reinstated off the 60-day injured list before being outrighted off the 40-man roster -- and the Marlins did the same with Josh A. Smith and Mike Morin. The both-handed pitcher threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings with five strikeouts and no walks before suffering a right oblique strain in the middle of August. Venditte, Smith and Moran are all expected to become free agents. 

Venditte didn't see much action during the 2019 season with the Giants, making just two appearances out of the bullpen (3.1 innings). He allowed six runs and fanned two over that short stretch. The switch pitcher will have an opportunity to win a relief role during spring training, though there's a good chance he'll begin the year at Triple-A Wichita.

The Giants will keep Venditte in the organization after removing him from their 40-man roster Thursday, when he was designated for assignment. Venditte has handled mostly low-leverage work across 68 career big-league innings, during which he's posted a 5.03 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.

Venditte was roughed up in two outings after his promotion from the minors, surrendering six runs with two strikeouts over 3.1 innings of work out of the bullpen. Yangervis Solarte was also designated for assignment, opening up spots on the roster for Mac Williamson and Donovan Solano.