The Mariners announced that reliever Carlos Vargas is back from the 60-day injured list. Seattle optioned Nick Davila to Triple-A Tacoma to clear a bullpen spot and transferred Matt Brash to the 60-day IL to create an opening on the 40-man roster.
The Mariners have relievers they trust when a lead reaches the late innings. Getting the baseball to those relievers has been the bigger problem. Carlos Vargas beginning a rehab assignment is a big move.
Good morning friends, and happy Thursday! Tempers flared last night as benches cleared in a 4-2 Mariners victory after both squads traded hit-by-pitches.
MLB has been awarding the American League Championship Series MVP Award since the 1980 season. How many of the winners in that time can you name in six minutes?
Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reported that Carlos Vargas hit a setback while ramping up his throwing program, which means he now has to start the whole progression over again.
Colorado was down Mickey Moniak for parts of the spring thanks to oblique tightness. A separate injury forced him to the injured list on March 27, one of several injury-related notes from the day.
The Mariners placed right-handed pitcher Carlos Vargas on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right lat strain and recalled right-handed pitcher Cole Wilcox from Triple-A Tacoma.
Carlos Vargas probably isn’t the worst reliever in baseball. Vargas threw 77 innings for the Mariners in 2025. It was eighth most by any reliever in MLB.
The fires are mild this summer. I know because we’ve journeyed east on schedule. It will be five years before my window for this time shrinks from a Carlos Vargas target to George Kirby’s.
A high-leverage reliever will be back with the Seattle Mariners after the All-Star Break. The Mariners activated right-handed reliever Carlos Vargas off the paternity list on Monday and optioned left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in a corresponding move.
The Seattle Mariners enter play on Friday night at 22-14 overall and three games up in the American League West race. The Mariners have done a lot right in the first 36 games of the season: They've hit home runs, they've gotten contributions from up-and-down the roster, and they've gotten an MVP-type start from catcher Cal Raleigh.
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners began the season with a bullpen that wasn't at full strength. High-leverage relievers Troy Taylor and Matt Brash started the year on the 15-day injured list and still haven't been activated as of Saturday.
In Year 2 with Seattle, the former fireballer looks to have taken a significant step forward Last night’s ugly loss to the Tigers had a few redeeming moments, although mostly on the offensive side of the ball, as will be the case when the pitching uncharacteristically gives up 18 hits and nine runs.
The Mariners announced that right-hander Jesse Hahn and left-hander Drew Pomeranz were both released from their minor league contracts. Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times notes that both pitchers had enough service time to request releases if they weren’t going to make the Mariners’ Opening Day roster.
Summer heat swelters, but it never lasts. The Paul Sewald trade remains a fascinating prism of plastic. Viewed through the light, you can catch glimpses of something a bit aesthetically intriguing, however, it’s not ultimately the real thing.
There's a little over two weeks until Major League Baseball returns when pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. In the interim, the various winter baseball leagues are reaching a fever pitch.
A flawed reliever that just might figure it out Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Harvey Dent and Two-Face. Katy Perry’s fiancé in her 2008 smash hit Hot and Cold.
This article is part of a series of player reviews for the 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a surprising and marvelous year for the team as they won 84 games to make the postseason.