Wednesday July 30, 2008
Mariners VP and GM Lee Pelekoudas announced today that the team has claimed RHP Luis Munoz off of waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Munoz was added to the 40-man roster and was optioned to Double-A West Tennessee. “One of our scouts saw him and liked him a little bit, so we thought it made sense to add him to our inventory,” Pelekoudas said. “It is a low-cost, low-risk addition to our group of minor league arms.”
Munoz, 26, was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh on July 27. The righty put up a 4-7 record with a 6.03 ERA in 20 games, starting 19 between triple-A Indianapolis and double-A Altoona.
The righty has spent his entire eight year career in the Pirates organization going 41-32. In 2007 he led all Pirate minor leaguers with 14 wins. He has no major league pitching experience.
