L2 added

The Wild Things filled one of the holes in their roster Friday by signing outfielder Luis Rivera, a former fifth-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Angeles.

Rivera, 23, has played five years of pro ball after being drafted in 2004 out of high school in his native Puerto Rico. An L2 by Frontier League roster standards, Rivera spent three years in rookie ball before being released by the Angels and sitting out the 2007 season. He then spent two years in the short-season New York-Penn League, one with Toronto and last year with the New York Mets' affiliate in Brooklyn. Rivera batted .297 for the Brooklyn Cyclones last year with 14 doubles and 13 stolen bases in 66 games. He does have a high strikeout rate -- more than a quarter of his career at-bats have ended in strikeouts.

Rivera was the 143rd pick in the 2004 draft and was selected nine rounds before the Angels drafted the late Nick Adenhart.

Also signed by Washington was catcher Billy O'Conner, who was a college teammate of former Wild Things pitcher Michael Lucas. O'Conner played rookie ball last summer for the Texas Rangers' affiliate in Arizona league and batted .304. He also appeared in three games with Class A Spokane.