The Mariners announced that right-hander Mauricio Llovera has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Triple-A Tacoma. He has also been reassigned to minor league camp. It had not been previously reported that the righty was removed from the roster, so this will drop Seattle’s 40-man count to 39.
Llovera, 28 next month, has never appeared in a regular season game for the Mariners, having just been claimed off waivers from the Red Sox in January. He has 59 innings of major league experience under this belt with the Phillies, Giants and Red Sox over the past four years. He has a 5.80 ERA in that time, with a 20.6% strikeout rate, 10.1% walk rate and 44.6% ground ball rate.
He has been more impressive in Triple-A, posting a 2.82 ERA at that level in 92 2/3 innings over the past three years. He punched out 25.9% of opponents in that time and walked just 8.8%. Much of that sample was in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, when Llovera was in the Giants’ system.
The M’s took a flier on him but things haven’t gone especially well since then. He’s allowed five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings this spring. His velocity was down a few ticks, per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, which may have contributed to his uninspiring performance of late.
Llovera is now out of options and needed to either have a spot on the active roster or else be removed from the 40-man entirely. The M’s are dealing with some injuries to relievers like Gregory Santos, Matt Brash and Jackson Kowar, which could have opened a role for Llovera. But it appears his recent struggles led them to put him on waivers instead, with the 29 other clubs passing on a chance to grab him.
Llovera has a previous career outright, which means that he has the ability to reject this assignment and elect free agency. It’s not yet clear if he has chosen to do so.
Routine.
The Mariners will win the west.
I see them third after Astros and Rangers and just missing the 3rd wild card after two more AL East teams. We’ll see where they end up when the season is over!
I think the east only has one division winner in the playoffs this year. Blue jays lost and didn’t add, yankees added and lost and have injury issues already, TB seems to be taking a step back, and red Sox will be mid again. Orioles only good team in that division.
Brett – In the history of MLB no division has ever had two division winners in the same postseason. It’s kinda impossible, considering there’s tiebreakers if two or more teams finish with identical records.
Obviously I meant only the division winner goes this year and no wild cards out of the East.
They already have won it. Rangers WS hangover. Astros are lackadaisical because of all prior success. Angels and the A’s are well. .,,,,,, the Angels and the A’s.
Hey Fred, If the Astros get Snell then what?
Won’t matter. The Mariners willl just keep on going. One win at a time.
Plenty of enthusiasm there Fred. I view the M’s as a dark horse the improvements are made, yet with so many turnovers in the roster along with those uncertainties, performances” and injuries. it does make for speculative returns. However your enthusiasm is not misplaced … go Mariners, you go Fred.
Where is the Llove?
Baby don’t hurt me, no more!
Incredibly immature.
I guess DFA not being repoted until associated waiver claim or outright to minor league is completed.. Where’s the drama?
Maybe faux drama around the player’s surname English equivalent is Rainer. Apparently, Seattle didn’t think it needed more rain.
They need not sign Trevor. Trevor is happy. Stop thinking you know what’s best for him. You don’t.
Bauer is pro-Trump. Seattle, New York, Boston, LA and San Fran and several others are out.
Add in all the woman managed clubs, and those with talent scouts. Pretty much narrows down the field to Korea.
It has nothing to do with him being “pro-Trump” lmao. Lots of players are conservative, even vocally so, and have no problem finding jobs. Bauer will never pitch in MLB again for any team because he makes it his personal mission to be in the center of a media circus at all times. No team, regardless of where they play, is going to touch that.
wild how people haven’t let this sink in yet. and nobody is going to be inspired by his results on a japanese indy ball club.
Lots of people (not just conservatives, but it applies to them in this case) just see someone supports their political views and defend that person no matter what. It’s a product of the internet echo chamber.
A huge percentage of players, about half of fans, and the vast majority of owners are conservative. There is no political witch hunt on Bauer. He doesn’t have a job because he’s an a-hole and a moron who can’t resist the urge to run his mouth online and in the news. He has no one but himself to blame for his situation.
“A huge percentage of players, about half of fans, and the vast majority of owners are conservative.”
No one is kicking out every single conservative based on them being conservative. What a ridiculous thing to say.
But when a player is outspoken conservative, or as you Liberals like to call it:
“he’s an a-hole and a moron who can’t resist the urge to run his mouth online and in the news.”
Then Liberal towns will avoid the headache he might bring. Therefore, I believe, he wont be signed in the mentioned town.
BTW: I did not “support”ed him. I just stated what I believe will happen. Liberal’s love to exaggerate and change what someone says to make their argument sound better.
He’s not signing in ANY town bud. You’re delusional if you think otherwise. No intelligent owner is bring that PR dumpster fire into their organization. Has nothing to do with politics. Lay off the koolaid
roiste:
Mike Vick was CONVICTED of dog fighting and played for another 7 years. Bauer was not found guilty of anything and you’re saying he’ll never playing again. If you dont think politics plays into this, you need to reevaluate who’s drinking the kool-aide
Wondering where he would look to go if he opts out.
Yeah he probably shouldn’t opt out. Odds of reviving your bullpen career in the Seattle system are probably as good as anywhere.
Ive never regained the respect I had for him prior to the incident. Sorry not sorry Llovera. You know what you did
Making room for JD Davis, maybe?
Rarely cart before the horse.
Nobody is signing Bauer. Stop it.
Don’t let the Astros get Blake Snell. We would finish in second or third place.