The Royals have claimed 23-year old right-hander Carlos Sanabria off waivers from the Houston Astros.
Sanabria hails from Venezuela and made his Major League debut with the Astros this year, appearing in two games, allowing two runs in two innings with three walks and two strikeouts. Last year he pitched in High A Fayetteville where he dominated with a 1.54 ERA in 11 2⁄3 innings before being promoted to Double-A Corpus Christie where he had a 3.11 ERA with 71 strikeouts in 55 innings. Sanabria throws a fastball that sits in the mid-90s with a curveball, changeup, and slider.