Brewers claim Salas off waivers

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MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers took a chance Thursday on a live arm, claiming right-handed reliever Marino Salas off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

Salas, who is from the Dominican Republic, has Minor League options remaining and is not expected to compete for a spot in the Brewers' 2007 bullpen, but he could provide some depth in the coming years. He turns 26 on Friday.

"Enough of our scouts liked his arm strength to spend a waiver claim on him," Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said. "He has a live arm and he throws strikes. We'll have to work on his secondary pitches. That was the one knock on him in the reports. But he pitched well in the second half of last year and he pitched well in the instructional league."

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The Milwaukee Brewers continued to build pitching depth by claiming minor-league reliever Marino Salas off waivers Thursday from the Baltimore Orioles.

Salas, who turns 26 today, is a 6-foot, 190-pound right-hander from the Dominican Republic. He pitched at Class AA Bowie last season, going 2-6 with a 2.92 earned run average and 19 saves in 44 appearances.

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The Milwaukee Brewers today claimed minor-league reliever Marino Salas off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles and added him to their 40-man roster.

The 6-foot, 160-pound Salas, a right-hander, turns 26 on Friday. He has no major-league experience.

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