The Giants claimed Cody Ross off waivers from the Florida Marlins and acquired him for the price of the exchange.

Ross will give the Giants more depth for the final weeks of the playoff race. The Marlins will begin looking toward next year, and they plan to recall Cameron Maybin on Tuesday from Triple-A New Orleans for a late-season tryout in center field.

“Our playoff hopes have dimmed a bit, and we have to be realistic about that,” Florida president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said. “You can characterize it as whatever you want – a white flag, or anything like that. We’re realistic about where we are.”

Ross seems to fit in well with the Giants as he does a poor job of getting on base and his power disappeared this season. If his power comes back up to his career average, however, that will help San Francisco.