Phillies sign five to minor-league deals

The Phillies on Wednesday announced the signings of three pitchers and two infielders to minor-league contracts.

Righthanders Frank Herrmann, Chris Leroux and Reiner Roibal and infielders Emmanuel Burriss and Ryan Jackson will come to the team's major-league spring training as non-roster invitees. Leroux, 31, and Roibal, 26, were in the Phillies' organization last season.

Burriss, 30, is a second baseman and shortstop who spent last season in the Washington Nationals system, appearing in five games at the major-league level. Jackson, 27, is predominantly a shortstop and was last with the Los Angeles Angels, where new Phillies general manager Matt Klentak was an assistant GM, and appeared in 22 major-league games last season.

Herrmann, 31, has not pitched in the major leagues since 2012, the last of his three seasons in the Cleveland Indians bullpen. He spent most of last season with the Angels' triple-A affiliate.