The Mariners have claimed outfielder John Andreoli off waivers from the Orioles, per club announcements. Seattle also added first baseman/outfielder Joey Curletta to its 40-man roster.
Andreoli, 28, debuted in the bigs last year with the Seattle organization before landing with the O’s via waiver claim. That’s now reversed, though it remains to be seen whether he’ll keep his roster spot throughout the winter. Andreoli did not hit much in limited MLB opportunities, but posted a .287/.397/.401 slash in 388 Triple-A plate appearances last year.
As for Curletta, 24, the move will prevent him from achieving minor-league free agency. Primarily a right fielder during his prior minor-league campaigns, Curletta appeared mostly at first base last year at the Double-A level. He ended up posting a career-best output, with a .282/.383/.482 batting line and 23 long balls over 556 plate appearances.
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Andreoli is a waste of time. If you don’t show enough after eight years in the minors to even warrant being protected in the rule five draft, you’re pretty much not going to show anything ever.
It’s called depth. Something the Mariners are greatly lacking in.
Andreoli probably is a waste but take a look at Seattle’s outfield options right now aside from Mitch Haniger. Guillermo heredia Ben Gamel and Dee Gordon. That’s one of the worst collection of outfielders in the big leagues. Aside from Haniger of course. The orioles have 7-8 guys who could play outfield for them that are better than Andreoli. The mariners have about 4. It makes sense.