The Seattle Mariners announced the release of left-handed pitcher Horacio Ramirez today. Ramirez was 8-7 with a 7.16 ERA in 20 starts during his only year with the Mariners. He had a 5.40 ERA in two games this spring.
“We did not believe Horacio was going to break camp with us,” general manager Bill […]
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Everyone knew that the Mariners rotation would be headlined by Erik Bedard and Felix Hernandez, but the question marks surrounded the rest of the Mariners rotation. Ask no more, John McLaren has given us the answers.
After their co-aces, the Mariners will go with Carlos Silva, Jarrod Washburn and Miguel Batista in that order. Batista is […]
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UPDATE (2-15-08; 7:28 PM): The one-year deal is for $7 million. Bedard had been seeking $8 million, while the Orioles had offered $6 million. The Mariners inherited the situation after acquiring Bedard in trade. Bedard is eligible for free agency following the 2009 season.
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John Hickey, who was right on in everything surrounding the Bedard trade […]
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Seattle Mariners’ manager John McLaren has openly stated that Jeff Clement won’t be kept on the big-league roster without securing an every day job with the team.
“We won’t carry Jeff Clement as an extra catcher,” McLaren said. “If we carry him, it’s got to be as an everyday player. With his talent, there’s too high […]
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According to Ken Rosenthal, the Mariners have already started discussing a long-term deal with Erik Bedard.
Bedard has filed for $8 million with a counter offer from the Orioles of $6 million in the upcoming arbitration hearing. The Mariners would have Bedard for two more seasons, but it appears that they are already working on […]
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UPDATE (2-8-08; 2:45 PM): Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the trade is finally official. The Mariners have acquired Erik Bedard from the Orioles in exchange of five players — outfielder Adam Jones, relief pitcher George Sherrill and three pitching prospects Chris Tillman, Tony Butler and Kam Mickolio. The players on the Seattle […]
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