Mariners add young lefty Gonzalez

12/15/2005
The Mariners continued their offseason renovation plan, adding another young arm to their roster by announcing that they have purchased the contract of left-hander Luis E. Gonzalez from the Colorado Rockies.
Colorado acquired Gonzalez on Dec. 8 in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft, the day after the Mariners added another former Rockies pitcher to their system when they traded catcher Yorvit Torrealba to Colorado for right-hander Marcos Carvajal.
In Gonzalez, the Mariners are getting a 22-year-old reliever who split the 2005 season between Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A Las Vegas. Gonzalez went 7-2 with a 2.21 ERA and seven saves for Jacksonville, then went 0-1 with a 9.31 mark in 10 games for Las Vegas.
"We will bring Luis to camp with the idea that he could compete for a role as a left-hander out of our bullpen," Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi said.
Meanwhile, the Mariners took care of some more business Thursday, announcing that right-handed pitcher Jeff Harris has been outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma and right-handed pitcher Cha Seung Baek has been designated for assignment.

Source: http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/