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Miguel Olivo, Mariners Make 2-Year, $7 Million Deal Official

January 03, 2011   John Hickey   No comments

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Miguel OlivoMiguel Olivo and the Seattle Mariners may have set the record for longest unofficial signing this winter, but the veteran catcher is finally and officially a member of the team.

Word got out on Olivo on Dec. 9, and he confirmed shortly thereafter that he had agreed to a deal. But he needed to take a physical exam, then the Christmas and New Year’s holidays came around and suddenly it was Jan. 3 before the announcement was made.

The two-year, $7 million deal is designed to bring some stability to one of Seattle’s biggest holes last year. Second-year man Rob Johnson began the 2010 season as the starting catcher and rookie Adam Moore took over later on, but neither panned out.

 

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Rob Johnson Designated for Assignment by Mariners

December 13, 2010   John Hickey   No comments

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Rob JohnsonRob Johnson, who began the 2010 season as the Seattle Mariners‘ top catcher, was designated for assignment by the club Monday with Seattle needing to make room on the 40-man roster for DH Jack Cust.

The Mariners struck a deal with Cust on a one-year, $2.75 million contract last week but didn’t need to make room on the roster until Monday.

Seattle now has 10 days to trade, release or send Johnson to the minor leagues.

The 28-year-old played the 2010 season after having surgery on both hips and a separate surgery on his left wrist at the end of the 2009 season. He came back in spring training, but he was never quite the same either defensively — which is his strength — or offensively.

 

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Cliff Lee Dazzles in Delayed Seattle Debut

April 30, 2010   John Hickey   No comments

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SEATTLE — The last time we saw Cliff Lee in action, he was almost single-handedly keeping the Phillies afloat in the 2010 postseason

The left-hander started five games, went 4-0 — including getting the only two Philadelphia wins in the World Series against the Yankees — and put together a 1.56 ERA.

Since then there has been a trade to Seattle, a February foot surgery, a March five-game suspension (later rescinded) and six weeks lost to an abdominal strain in his left side.

It would come as no surprise the, to find that Lee should be off his game when he finally debuted for the Mariners Friday in Safeco Field.

Just one thing. He wasn’t off, not even a little. The Rangers have given him more trouble than any other American League team over the years, but on this night, Cliff Lee was again at the top of his form, picking up when he’d left off last October.

 

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King Felix Unhappy After Delayed Debut

March 14, 2010   John Hickey   No comments

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Felix HernandezTUCSON, Ariz. — Last year Felix Hernandez threw a few innings.

8 2/3 in the World Baseball Classic for Venezuela.

14 in spring training for the Mariners.

One in the All-Star Game for the American League.

238 2/3 in the regular season for Seattle.

That’s 262 1/3 innings in all, or 42 1/3 more innings than he’d ever pitched in any prior season.

 

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