Veteran right-handed reliever Josh Kinney, who pitched 13 games for the White Sox last season, has signed a Minor League deal with the Mariners that includes a non-roster invitation to Major League camp this spring.
Via AP on Fox
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December 14, 2011
The Seattle Mariners have re-signed backup catcher Chris Gimenez to a one-year contract, two days after he was non-tendered by the club.
Seattle announced the move Wednesday. The Mariners' 40-man roster now stands at 37.
General manager Jack Zduriencik says the team had every intention of bringing back Gimenez but ''some procedural stuff'' forced the club to...
Via U.S.S. Mariner
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December 13, 2011
Last night, the Mariners opened up two spots on the 40 man roster by declining to tender contracts to either Dan Cortes or Chris Gimenez. This was not a cost-savings maneuver, as neither were arbitration eligible and the team could have simply renewed their contracts at the league minimum for 2012. This was the team deciding that they’d rather have the open 40-man spots and...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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December 13, 2011
The Venezuelan Winter League's annual home run derby took place last night at City University (Ciudad Universidad) in Caracas, with longtime Mariners minor leaguer Luis Jimenez besting a host of MLB talent including Pablo Sandoval, Carlos Gonzalez, Andruw Jones, Bobby Abreu, Miguel Montero, and Carlos Zambrano. Zambrano, a surprise entry, made a decent showing, hitting...
Via Fangraphs
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December 14, 2011
An artist’s rendering of Luis Rodriguez, who re-signed with the Mariners.
Table of Contents
Here’s the table of contents for today’s edition of Offseason Notes.
1. Assorted Headlines
2. Prospecting: John Sickels’ Top-20 List for San Diego
3. Crowdsourcing Broadcasters: Cleveland Television
Assorted Headlines
Seattle Signs 11 Minor Leaguers
The Seattle Mariners...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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December 14, 2011
The Mariners have re-signed catcher Chris Gimenez to a Major League contract, reports MLB.com's Greg Johns. Seattle non-tendered Gimenez just two days ago.
“We had every intention of re-signing Chris,” said GM Jack Zduriencik. “There was just some procedural stuff that required us to non-tender him before we negotiated a new deal for 2012.”
Gimenez, 29 later this...
Via Boston Herald Sports
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December 13, 2011
SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners have declined to offer 2012 contracts to catcher Chris Gimenez and right-handed...
Via The Great Rabbino
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December 12, 2011
Aaron Poreda was taken by the Pirates in the rule 5 draft. Since being traded by the White Sox as part of the Jake Peavy trade to San Diego, Poreda has struggled to find his way back to the Majors. Maybe a change in scenery will help him out. To read more click HERE.
Via Seattle Times
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December 13, 2011
About six weeks ago, relief pitcher Dan Cortes quietly underwent shoulder surgery conducted by team medical director Dr. Edward Khalfayan. The injury was said to have been caused by an off-season fall and prevented Cortes from going to winter ball as had been originally planned.
Via Chicago Breaking Sports
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December 12, 2011
The Chicago White Sox have until 11 p.m. Monday to tender contracts to all of their unsigned players.
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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December 12, 2011
A week ago, Jon Heyman reported that the Yankees were unwilling to trade Manny Banuelos or Jesus Montero for White Sox lefty John Danks. The newly-minted CBS Sports scribe now tweets that the White Sox asked for two of Montero, Banuelos, or Dellin Betances, and the Yankees might give up one in a package.
It's easy to see why the Yankees have resisted so far, as Danks...
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