M’s Cut Three More

The M’s announced this morning that Luke French has been optioned to Triple-A, while Josh Bard and Chris Gimenez have been re-assigned to minor league camp. If you’re wondering about the difference, a player who is in camp on a minor league deal does not need to be optioned out, since he’s not on the 40 man roster. I wouldn’t be surprised if either Bard or Gimenez asked for their release, as there probably won’t be regular playing time for both in Tacoma. After cutting Royce Ring and Matt Tuiasosopo yesterday, the roster looks to be pretty close to finalization, barring a trade in the next couple of days anyway. Here’s what we’re looking at. Catcher: Olivo, Moore Infield: Figgins, Ryan, Jack Wilson, Smoak, Kennedy, Josh Wilson Outfield: Bradley, Saunders, Ichiro, Langerhans DH: Cust Rotation: Felix-Vargas-Fister-Bedard-Pineda Bullpen: League-Ray-Lueke-Wright-Laffey-?-Pauley The last spot in the bullpen essentially comes down to Cesar ...