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| Mariners sign Tyler Walker |
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01/06/2009 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners on Tuesday signed husky reliever Tyler Walker to a contract for the 2009 season. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Walker, 32, was 5-8 with a 4.56 earned run average in 65 appearances last season for the San Francisco Giants. "Tyler is a pitcher we had identified early on as a guy who could help us in the bullpen," said Mariners executive vice president and general manager Jack Zduriencik. "He has the ability to pitch in any role: middle |
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| Mariners re-sign Burke |
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12/23/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners re-signed catcher Jamie Burke to a 2009 minor league contract on Tuesday. Burke, 37, appeared in 48 games with the Mariners last season and batted .261 with three doubles, one home run and eight runs batted in. Also last season, he made his major league pitching debut on July 6 against Detroit in the 15th inning and took the loss for giving up a run. Over six season in the majors, which included stops with the Angels and White Sox, he has played in 171 games |
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| Braves agree to terms with Norton |
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12/19/2008 |
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| , GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves and utilityman Greg Norton have agreed to terms on a one-year contract for 2009. Per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed. The 36-year-old Norton came over to Atlanta in a May 2008 trade with the Seattle Mariners and posted seven homers, 35 runs batted in and a .262 average in 117 games for the Braves and Mariners in 2008. Norton's 85 career pinch hits rank second among active players, and since 2001 the California native leads the majors with 13 pinch homer |
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| Diamondbacks get Schoeneweis from Mets |
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12/12/2008 |
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| -handed pitcher Connor Robertson. The Mets have been reshaping their bullpen in the last few days, first signing former Angels reliever Francisco Rodriguez, who set the major league record with 62 saves in 2008, and then acquiring J.J. Putz from the Seattle Mariners in a three-team trade with Cleveland. The 35-year-old Schoeneweis went 2-6 with a 3.34 ERA with one save in 73 games last season. He limited lefty hitters to a .178 average. Over parts of 10 major league seasons, Schoeneweis is 45-55 with a 4.91 ERA |
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| Cameron reportedly headed to the Bronx |
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12/11/2008 |
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| ork with the Mets from 2004-05, posted a .243 batting average in 120 games with the Brewers in 2008. He also belted 25 homers and drove in 70 runs. The Yankees would be Cameron's seventh team. The 35-year-old also has played for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres. He is a career .250 hitter and a three-time Gold Glove winner. Cameron is also said to be close with soon-to-be Yankee ace CC Sabathia, who has come to preliminary terms of a long-term agreement with New York. Cabrera first joi |
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| Mets get Putz from Seattle in three-team deal |
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12/11/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets have acquired relief pitcher J.J. Putz from the Seattle Mariners in a three-team trade that also involves the Cleveland Indians. In the 12-player deal, which marked the first for new Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik, the Mets will receive Putz, who has recorded 101 saves in his six seasons with the Mariners. Also going to New York is pitcher Sean Green and outfielder Jeremy Reed, both from Seattle. The deal comes only hours after the Mets officially si |
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| Mariners name pitching, bullpen coaches |
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12/03/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners Wednesday named Rick Adair pitching coach and John Wetteland bullpen coach. The two additions to new manager Don Wakamatsu's 2009 staff join bench coach Ty Van Burkleo and first base coach Lee Tinsley, with the third base coach and hitting coach slots still undetermined. Adair, 50, joins the Mariners after serving the last four seasons as the minor league pitching coordinator for the Texas Rangers. Adair had two previous stints as a major league pitching coac |
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| Mariners come to terms with Branyan |
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12/03/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners have signed infielder Russell Branyan to a one-year deal. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not released. "Russell gives us a veteran left-handed bat with power and can be used as a first baseman, third baseman or designated hitter," said executive vice president and general manager of baseball operations Jack Zduriencik. "One of our offseason goals is to add some left-handed power to our club. The addition of Russell accomplished some of that |
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| Mariners' Ibanez offered arbitration |
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12/02/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Seattle Mariners left fielder Raul Ibanez was offered salary arbitration by the team prior to Monday night's midnight (et) deadline. "With the deadline tonight, offering Raul arbitration keeps all of our options open," Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said. "We can continue our conversations with any, or all, of our free agents but, by rule, we had to offer Raul arbitration by today to guarantee we could receive draft-pick compensation if he ends up signing elsewhere." Se |
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| Stottlemyre done as Mariners pitching coach |
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11/25/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Mel Stottlemyre will not return to the Seattle Mariners as pitching coach next season. The Seattle Times on Monday reported that Stottlemyre said new Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu informed him over the weekend that the club would bring in a new pitching coach. Wakamatsu, former bench coach for Oakland, was named Seattle's manager last Wednesday. Stottlemyre just completed his first season as Mariners pitching coach. He had also been the pitching coach of the Mets (1984-1993), As |
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