The Mariners inked Jesse Hahn to a minor league deal and assigned him to Triple-A Tacoma. Rainiers’ broadcaster Mike Curto tweeted the transaction.
Hahn, 35, is working to get back to the majors for the first time in three years. He was out of affiliated ball between 2022-23 after suffering a shoulder injury. Hahn returned to Triple-A on a minor league deal with the Dodgers. He tossed 41 2/3 innings of 4.54 ERA ball before being released last week. Hahn fanned a solid 24.2% of opponents while racking up grounders at a massive 58% clip, but his results were undercut by very poor control. The righty walked upwards of 18% of batters faced.
The extended layoff presumably hasn’t done Hahn any favors from a strike-throwing perspective. Yet he also battled his command during scattered MLB looks with the Royals between 2019-21. He issued 18 walks across 25 1/3 innings with Kansas City, turning in a 4.62 ERA in the process. Hahn has also pitched for the Padres and A’s and carries a 4.22 ERA over parts of seven major league seasons.
Yet another winning move by the Mariners’ brain trust.
There’s not a lot of choice at this point in the season. What would you have them do instead?
Sell the f’ing team!
Kinda hard to do when you have 3 dozen owners or whatever it is. They probably shouldn’t allow this kind of ownership structure in the MLB. To them owning a baseball franchise is like owning an index fund.
We under .500 Jerry better get his @$$ fired on the off-season
Been a fan since his rookie season.
As Captain Kirk might say, “HAHN!!!!!!!!!!!”