Posted on April 30th, 2008 - 4:50 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The Seattle Mariners have designated outfielders Brad Wilkerson and Greg Norton for assignment to make room for Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien.
The pair of prospects have been recalled from Triple-A and will be in uniform for the Mariners game tonight.
As rule, the Mariners now have 10 days to trade, release, or outright Wilkerson and Norton […]
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Posted on April 29th, 2008 - 1:10 am by BaseballTalkOnline
The Mariners appear to be set to recalling Jeff Clement from Triple-A Tacoma. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer suggested it could be a matter of days before Clement is called up to help the struggling Mariners offense.
Clement is batting .384/.526/.685 - 1.211 through the team’s first 22 games at Triple-A, suggesting he’s all but ready for […]
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Posted on April 25th, 2008 - 6:30 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Mariners have signed catcher Kenji Johjima to a three-year extension. The extension would lock him up through the 2011 season.
The finances of the deal have not yet been announced, but another source reports that this is a deal the Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi felt he had to […]
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Posted on April 25th, 2008 - 11:04 am by BaseballTalkOnline
Erik Bedard threw a bullpen session Thursday and reported no problems. With his clean bill of health, Bedard is scheduled to return to the Mariners rotation on Saturday against the A’s.
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 - 8:03 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The Mariners activated closer J.J. Putz from the disabled list today, optioning R.A. Dickey to Triple-A to make room for him.
Putz should return to the closer’s role right away, with Mark Lowe and Ryan Rowland-Smith returning to their normal setup duties.
Dickey was optioned out because Erik Bedard is expected to come off the disabled list […]
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Posted on April 17th, 2008 - 10:40 am by BaseballTalkOnline
J.J. Putz threw a 41 pitch bullpen session on Wednesday, though he won’t be activated despite being eligible to come off the disabled list today.
“For me, I’m comfortable that he could pitch now,” pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre said. “But he needs to reach that comfort level himself, and he’s not there yet.”
Putz will throw on […]
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 - 6:55 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Today the Mariners announced they had placed Erik Bedard on the disabled list. They’re hoping that with the time off, the hip injury that has forced him to miss two of his last three starts will completely heal.
In the meantime, R.A. Dickey will start in Bedard’s place. The corresponding roster move will not […]
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Posted on April 13th, 2008 - 3:59 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
For the second Sunday in a row, Erik Bedard was scratched with a hip problem. Cha Seung Baek is making another spot start in his place.
The hip problem is the same thing that sidelined Bedard from his start in Baltimore a week ago. After making his start against the Rays on Tuesday, his […]
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Posted on April 6th, 2008 - 12:19 am by BaseballTalkOnline
The Mariners will go with Felix Hernandez in place of Erik Bedard on Sunday due to what the team is calling a “mild hip injury.”
They’re hoping to have Bedard back on the mound Tuesday against the Rays, but if he is still unable to pitch, they’ll either have to move Jarrod Washburn up to pitch […]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2008 - 6:19 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The Seattle Mariners have placed closer J.J. Putz on the disabled list with a rib injury. His velocity was noticeably down in his appearance last night against the Rangers, in which he gave up a game winning homerun to Josh Hamilton.
Mark Lowe is the obvious choice to close in his place, but the Mariners […]
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