With pitchers and catchers due to report to spring training in a week’s time, several current and newly-former members of the Red Sox organization found themselves on the move Wednesday.

Former Red Sox reliever Kaleb Ort has been cut loose for the third time this offseason. The Seattle Mariners claimed him off waivers shortly after the Sox designated him for assignment in mid-October, only to DFA him again less than two months later. The Marlins claimed him on Dec. 1, but DFA’ed him on Wednesday. The 32-year-old right-hander debuted with Boston in 2021, and owns a 6.27 ERA across 47 career games – including two starts last season – all with the Red Sox.

The Red Sox also lost Max Castillo and Zack Weiss to the waiver wire on Wednesday. The two right-handed relievers were claimed by the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins, respectively. Both pitchers had been designated for assignment last week; Weiss’ spot went to infielder Romy Gonzalez, claimed off waivers from the other Sox in Chicago.

Weiss, 31, came to the Red Sox by way of the Angels last September. Other than the two earned runs he allowed in his Boston debut, the righty had a brief, but scoreless run with club. He only allowed one hit and one unearned run over his remaining five appearances.

Castillo’s time with the Red Sox was ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ brief. They claimed him off waivers from the Royals on Jan. 2, and now the Phillies have done the same. His spot on the Red Sox roster went to catcher Tyler Heineman, whom Boston acquired from the New York Mets on Feb. 2.

Before making his Angels debut in ’22, Weiss hadn’t pitched in a Major League game since his 2018 debut, which consisted of a single appearance for the Cincinnati Reds. Over the last two seasons, however, he’s held opposing batters to a .167 average – and a meager .112 against his slider – and .375 slugging percentage. The 11.4% walk rate is significantly worse than league average, but he pairs it with a solid 29.0% strikeout rate.

Boston gambled on the waiver wire, and lost two relievers, each with remaining options, who could’ve provided depth and roster flexibility. The Sox are far from done tinkering with the 40-man roster; several arms will be competing for roster spots at spring training, and members of the front office have stated that they’re still looking to bring in new players. Even so, they weren’t exactly overflowing with pitching depth to begin with, and now they’ll have even fewer pitchers reporting to Fort Myers.