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Pirates Lose Pat Light to Seattle Mariners on Waivers

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The Pittsburgh Pirates found out on Saturday afternoon that minor league relief pitcher Pat Light was claimed off of waivers by the Seattle Mariners. Light was placed on waivers on June 10th when the Pirates called up Edgar Santana, who needed to be added to the 40-man roster.

Light was acquired from the Minnesota Twins back in February. He pitched for Indianapolis this season, where he had a 3.76 ERA in 26.1 innings over 22 appearances. He had a .242 BAA and a high GO/AO ratio, but too many walks led to a 1.44 WHIP. The 26-year-old made 17 appearances in the majors last year, splitting time between the Twins and Boston Red Sox.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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