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Pirates Claim Garrett Olson

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | March 18, 2011 at 12:55pm CDT

The Pirates claimed Garrett Olson off of waivers from the Mariners, the teams have announced.

Olsen, 27, posted a 4.54 ERA with 7.4 K/9, 3.6 BB/9 and a 37.1% ground ball rate in 37 2/3 innings of relief for the Mariners last year. It was his second season in Seattle after two seasons with the Orioles, the organization that drafted him in the first round of the 2005 draft.

Olson figures to compete with Joe Beimel and Scott Olsen for left-handed relief jobs in manager Clint Hurdle's bullpen once he arrives in Pirates camp. Kirby Arnold of the Daily Herald first reported the claim.

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  1. MLB_in_the_Know

    11 years ago

    “The Pirates claimed Garrett Olson off of waivers from the Pirates, according to Kirby Arnold of the Daily Herald.”

    …

    Reply
  2. johnsilver

    11 years ago

    Might want to change the Top sentence Ben.

    “The Pirates claimed Garrett Olson off of waivers from the Pirates”

    delete this when done if you will. King of typos here is me anyway 😉

    Reply
  3. Dylan

    11 years ago

    Pirates claim Mariners lefty Garrett Olson. 😉

    Reply
  4. rettdavis

    11 years ago

    In related news: I gave myself a dollar today.

    Reply
  5. John Mihaljevic

    11 years ago

    He was claimed from the Mariners.

    Reply
    • m4r1n3r

      11 years ago

      At first I thought it was a jab at the M’s. Some would say both teams are very much alike.

      Reply
  6. formerdraftpick

    11 years ago

    My wish came true! We have the Olsen Twins!!!!

    Reply
    • Bob9988

      11 years ago

      That was your wish?

      Reply
      • formerdraftpick

        11 years ago

        Hey…can’t wish for them to win the division. If you wish small, every single thing seems like a big deal.

        Reply
        • TJ

          11 years ago

          Maybe the mariners should wish for some cork bats….ANYTHING to hit the ball with!

    • Rabbitov

      11 years ago

      I’m not gonna lie, on the last board the comment about the Olsen twins was one of the funniest I’ve ever read on these boards. Then the signing actually happened, and all I can do is shake my head.

      Reply
  7. bigpat

    11 years ago

    Not a bad pickup, I think he’s better than Scott Olsen, for what it’s worth. Fire up the Olsen Twins promos!

    Reply
    • Rabbitov

      11 years ago

      “think he’s better than Scott Olsen, for what it’s worth.”

      I think you are in for an horrible surprise.

      Reply
  8. Edgar4evar

    11 years ago

    So the teams have to work out a trade now, right? Or is Olsen automatically a Pirate?

    As an M’s fan I don’t think McCutchen is too much to ask in return for a former first rounder.

    Reply
    • comish4lif

      11 years ago

      Andrew or Dan?

      Reply
  9. woadude

    11 years ago

    I would love to hear his agents phone call,::Agent:: “Good news Garrett, you were claimed by another team, you are no longer a Mariner!” ::Garrett:: “Awesome, I can finally go to a team that has a chance to compete and maybe I can win more games” ::Agent:: “Uh Garrett….Your a Pirate….” ::Garrett:: “……”

    Reply
    • cocktailsfor2

      11 years ago

      HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

      It’s funny because the Pirates are BAD.

      HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

      Look around – perhaps you might find another barrel of fish to shoot at. Like the Mets.

      Reply
      • woadude

        11 years ago

        It would be awesome if he went from the Mariners to the Pirates and then to the Mets, I would be all over it, especially if he was then traded to the Orioles, he would be an around the world bad team player, its the ultimate baseball player hell.

        Reply
  10. goner

    11 years ago

    WOOT! NL Central title, here we come!!!

    :facepalm:

    Reply
    • Luis

      11 years ago

      Playoffs wooh wooh!

      Reply
    • nathanalext

      11 years ago

      Five other teams say “Not so fast.”

      Reply
  11. catch21_2

    11 years ago

    they would…

    Reply

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