The Mariners announced that they have selected the contract of left-hander Tommy Milone. Right-hander Darren McCaughan was optioned in a corresponding move while righty Penn Murfee was transferred to the 60-day injured list to open a spot for Milone on the 40-man. Milone is listed as the club’s starter for tonight’s game in San Francisco.
Milone, 36, has plenty of major league experience, serving as a regular rotation member with the Athletics and Twins in the early parts of the previous decade. In more recent years, he’s been in the role of a journeyman depth piece. Since the start of 2020, he’s suited up for Atlanta, Baltimore, Toronto and Seattle, not reaching 40 innings in any of those campaigns.
He’s already played this game with the M’s once this year, getting called up in April, making one start and getting designated for assignment promptly after. He tossed 4 2/3 innings in that outing, allowing just one earned run on three hits and two walks while striking out three. He’s spent most of the season in Triple-A, making 11 starts there with a 4.47 ERA.
The Seattle rotation lost Bryce Miller to the injured list this week and needs another arm to be slotted next to Luis Castillo, George Kirby, Logan Gilbert and Bryan Woo. It’s possible that this will be another one-and-done situation for Milone, since Miller’s IL placement was due to a blister and the All-Star break is coming up on Monday. Assuming Miller’s blister is healed up, he’ll be eligible to come off the injured list after the break and retake his rotation spot.
As for Murfee, it was reported last week that he would require season-ending UCL surgery, making this transfer an inevitable formality. He’ll spend the rest of the year on the 60-day injured list and won’t count against the club’s roster count, though he’ll need to be reinstated during the offseason when there’s no IL.
The yearly appearance of Tommy milone
It will be his second start for Seattle this year.
10-run Tommy is back!…man that was a horrible trade for the Braves a few years ago
Every player on the SF active roster is currently making a case for being in the lineup today. You get a home run, & you get a home run!
I watched Oprah on TV once
I didn’t win a car
He’s a poo slinging lefty, he’ll one hit the Giants.
One start Tommy Gunns
He’s like a bad rash.
Tommy “Hit Man” Milone.
Man! I was in middle school when this guy made his MLB debut. He has been around forever, it seems, though he hasn’t been good enough for regular playing time of late.
The new king of soft contact.
Dude is like Jason Voorhees
I see 7 or 8 of the usual comments by idiots. No baseball thoughts so far even worth writing.
Seriously, Tommy Milone is fine as a replacement for Penn Murfee. I trust the team’s judgment.
Go Mariners. After last night’s great 6-0 shutout game, they are finally on a roll!
I look forward eagerly to tonight’s game.
Milone has been not very good for a long time. Wish him the best, but don’t expect much.
Fine replacement for Penn and Teller.
He’ll vanish tomorrow.
I feel like this is the roll we’ve been waiting for the Ms to go on all year.
The mojo is starting to come back from the last 2 years.
To make this conversation even more interesting, Milone is starting tonight’s game against the Giants.
Go Tommy Milone!
4 hits, 1 earned run, 4 walks, 0 strikeouts tonight against SF…
Of course Fred, but now it’s the Astros. What do we do?
You mean more than mlb.tv login credentials?
Tommy is chasing that 10 yrs vesting in the players union and is only 1.5+ yrs away. The guy has done well for himself, albeit with a limited repertoire.
He can’t keep getting away with it!
Pinkman is that you? How’s Alaska?
Hey cool you trust the team’s judgment. A team that is in 4th place with a .500 record. Yup very sound judgement….
It’s no easy task to pitch in the minors and majors in eleven different seasons. Very few have done it. With seven different organizations no less. Impressive fortitude.
Milone is like a #7 pitcher, but stays healthy, ready and is ALWAYS available, so he’s managed to acquire 8+ yrs service time. And I agree, he’s got an amazing amount of fortitude.
His impressive fortitude will be splashing in the bay about three times.
Poor Tommy? He’s somehow nearing 1,000 major league innings with an 87 mph fastball and no solid breaking pitch. Pretty amazing when you think about it. Still remember him going yard in his mlb debut
Poor Tommy has made over $10 million despite never being particularly effective. Good for him.
He must have a golden personality. Probably a great teammate with an admirable work ethic. Character guys tend to stick around much longer than expected.
Show me a washed up lefty with an arm still attached and I’ll show you a guy whose career lasts 5-10 years too long.
MLB is a haven for soft tossing lefties like Milone. These players see 95+ so often, when a crafty soft tossing south paw they get over confident
If he gives them 5 innings with 3 or less runs, we have a chance to sweep the Giants
Mariner fans so your saying “we have a chance”.
Ray, Gonsalves and Miller are on the shelf. We NEED a competitive start. So a offence led my Mike Ford could sneak out a victory
Where’s the faith?
I have a source telling me the M’s are about to call-up another pitcher to make his big league debut soon.
Stay tuned M’s fans!
How does this guy keep getting chance after chance after chance. One of the worst pitchers that I’ve seen whos gotten consistent playing time
Milone is certainly capable of putting up a good numbers that’s all they require from him. keep the game within reach.