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Cubs claim lefthander Edgar Olmos off waivers from the Seattle Mariners

The Chicago Cubs today claimed left-handed pitcher Edgar Olmos off waivers from the Seattle Mariners. The club's 40-man roster now stands at 37 players.
 
Olmos, 25, went 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA (7 ER/14.0 IP) in six appearances with the Mariners last season, including two starts. He spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Tacoma where he went 1-1 with a 3.55 ERA (13 ER/33.0 IP) in 20 games (two starts). The southpaw has a career 1-1 record with a 5.21 ERA (11 ER/19.0 IP) in 11 major league contests, as he made five appearances with the Marlins in 2013, his only other major league stint. 
 
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Olmos was originally selected by the Marlins in the third round of the 2008 Draft out of Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, Calif. He is 16-38 with a 4.44 ERA (258 ER/522.2 IP) in 199 career minor league games (73 starts) over eight professional seasons.

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