The Mariners announced that they have designated right-hander Ryan Jensen for assignment. The M’s needed an extra roster spot after acquiring right-hander Carlos Vargas and catcher Seby Zavala in exchange for third baseman Eugenio Suárez, a trade you can read more about here.
The timing from the M’s is unfortunately impolite, as Jensen’s 26th birthday is tomorrow. The Mariners claimed him off waivers from the Cubs in August but kept him on optional assignment. Between the two clubs, he tossed 64 1/3 innings in the minors on the year, split between Double-A and Triple-A. He had a 5.32 earned run average over that time, striking out 25.1% of opponents but giving out walks at an alarming rate of 17.4%.
Despite a rough 2023 campaign, Jensen could garner interest from other clubs. He is a former first-round pick, having been selected 27th overall by the Cubs in 2019. Walks have been an issue for him since then but he’s generally gotten good amounts of strikeouts and ground balls. He still has a couple of option years and some club with an roster spot could perhaps try to help him better harness his stuff while keeping him in the minors.
The M’s will have a week to try to work out a trade or pass Jensen through waivers. He doesn’t have three years of service time or a previous career outright, meaning he would have to stick with the M’s if he cleared waivers, though without occupying a spot on the 40-man roster.
More to come, as in we’re getting a REAL 3rd baseman?!
So long gold glove defense.
Josh Rojas & Luis Urias will split time at 3B probably; gotta save that money
Profits weren’t enough this year without that 1 playoff game, I guess.
But, hey! They’re sending “Good Vibes only” down the line.
Rojas is the strong side of a platoon at 2B right now.
I want to believe that Urías is seen as insurance for third and second. I’m not getting my hopes up, though.
Was interested to see what extra trade we’d make. But to release a player to make room for the new guys… well, that scares me.
Unless they are signing Matt Chapman….
Cards have some third basemen and m’s have pitching? Make it happen
for what the M’s are going to want for their pitching, I’d look elsewhere.
Cards prefer collecting 5th and 6th caliber starters off the bargain bin
Josh Donaldson incoming.
Yuck
4-d chess all part of the plan etc etc
O’s and M’s seem natural trade partners for an infielder and SP swap. O’s have plenty of both prospects and major league ready pieces.
What does jerry have up his sleeve??
Now he has to replace 190 rbi’s
…and 415 strikeouts!
Rojas and Urarias are lite on the production side for 3b.. Best years were several years ago.
There are only 2 free agent 3B who had a better WAR than Geno’s 3.2 last season.
Jensen had one good college playoff game vs Stanford in 2019 and the Cubs way over reached at 1st round.. Sixth-10th round up until then..
Dang! He was supposed to be the final piece to the Sea Rats’ World Series!
During 5 months the Mariners were 67-68
In one month the Mariners were 21-6.
83 percent of the time in 2023 the Mariners were a sub .500 team.
August looks more like a fluke than a norm.
The M’s were 17-9 in July. Best record in MLB in July & August!!!
They only okayed like sheet for 66% of the season.
Yo Wampum, You could report that through July and August the Mariners played at an amazing .717 clip (38-15). The other four months of the season they underperformed and were nine games under .500 at 50-59.
They dominated the Astros in 2023, but were owned by the powerful World Series Champion Texas Rangers. The Mariners were a very good team in 2023 that fell just short of making the playoffs. They had a horrible September. Happens to a lot of good teams. You could look it up, as Casey Stengel would have said.
I wouldn’t mind seeing this guy added.
baseball-reference.com/players/c/candeje01.shtml
I’d like to see Isaac Parades of the Rays
Candelerio would cost more $ than Suarez
Dipoto and ownership are cheap corporate clowns throwing around nickels like they are manhole covers
You’re taking up a spot on the 40 man roster. You’re out! And happy birthday kid! What a cold business sometimes lol