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Minor MLB Transactions: 8/15/18

By Steve Adams | August 15, 2018 at 8:56pm CDT

Here are Wednesday’s minor moves from around the league…

  • The Mariners purchased the contract of former big league lefty David Rollins from the Sussex County Miners of the independent Can-Am League, reports Tacoma Rainiers broadcaster Mike Curto. He’ll join the Mariners’ top affiliate in Tacoma. Rollins was starting for the Miners, having notched a 2.79 ERA, 8.4 K/9 and 2.5 BB/9 through 113 innings, though he worked exclusively as a reliever in 31 Major League appearances with the Mariners back in 2015-16. Rollins has a 7.60 ERA in 34 1/3 innings at the big league level and also owns a 4.03 ERA with 7.6 K/9 against 2.8 BB/9 in 102 2/3 innings of Triple-A work.
  • Catcher Dan Butler cleared waivers after being designated for assignment by the Red Sox and was outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket, tweets Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston. Butler appeared in just two games for the Sox and went 1-for-6 with a single and a sac fly. Between that showing and a brief cameo with the Sox back in 2014, Butler has hit .200/.222/.320 in 27 MLB plate appearances. In 1715 plate appearances at Triple-A across parts of nine seasons, he’s posted a .246/.332/.383 batting line and thrown out 30 percent of would-be base thieves.
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  1. ayrbhoy

    7 years ago

    Wow! We could’ve blocked Oakland’s acquisition of Mike Fiers, tried to make a deal to bring him over to the Seattle Pitching staff. Instead we go to the Sussex County Miners in the Independent League to pick up a Mr David Rollins! So underwhelming. Yesterday the A’s postgame guys were literally laughing at Seattle for not blocking the Fiers move. I share their sentiment but I’m not laughing! Hope we can swing a deal for 1 more good pitcher

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    • bravesfan88

      7 years ago

      Yeah, I’m completely dumbfounded the Mariners didn’t block the A’s from getting Fiers..

      You’re in a dead heat, and plus everyone already knows the A’s have previously expressed interest in Fiers prior to the trade deadline, so why wouldn’t you block them?? It isn’t like it is taboo or anything..It’s been done year after year, from one rival to the next, it’s part of the tit for tat during this time of the year..

      All of that isn’t even mentioning the fact that your team could actually use and needs Fiers!! And you let him go to your division rival!?!

      I can’t believe it, if I was a Mariners fan it would be driving me insane how their GM would and could let that happen!!

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      • dcahen

        7 years ago

        Excuse me but wasn’t Seattle ahead of Oakland at the time of the waiver claim that resulted in a trade? If so, Seattle couldn’t block it at all!

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        • Phil253

          7 years ago

          Seattle was behind the A’s. Then again I can’t see us meeting Detroit’s asking price. Sucks they got him and not us, but whatever.

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        • BuddyBoy

          7 years ago

          Wrong.

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        • Phil253

          7 years ago

          I just realized I misread the statement above mine and therefore said the opposite of what I’d meant to say, lol!

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        • ckln88

          7 years ago

          You can’t block the A’s from making a trade for 2 reasons.
          1. The athletics were behind the mariners in the standings, therefore Oakland has first crack at it.
          2. It’s one of the many unwritten rules of baseball, you don’t claim someone when you weren’t intended to be the trade partner. It’s just not good baseball to do it. Although, I believe the Red Sox were the most recent team to do it.

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    • andrewf

      7 years ago

      Would you rather have Henry Rollins Instead?

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      • Phil253

        7 years ago

        I love Henry Rollins. If he can be in his late 50’s and throw a fastball as well as he fronted Blag Flag I’m all for it!

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        • andrewf

          7 years ago

          He’d certainly be in better shape than Bartolo Colon . The idea does make me a bit curious. I’m glad I thought of it.

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        • ckln88

          7 years ago

          I’m glad you’re glad you thought of this incredible idea.

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        • countregular 2

          7 years ago

          He has a wicked slider. You say you don’t want it, then he slips it in.

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    • TeddyBallagme

      7 years ago

      Fiers can serve up home runs for the A’s, fine with me.

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  2. justin-turner overdrive

    7 years ago

    Look at Rollins transactions on his baseball-reference page, the Mariners absolutely LOVE this guy!! lol

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