The Mariners announced Tuesday that they’ve designated right-hander Ryan Garton for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to right-hander Anthony Bass, whose previously reported Major League deal with the team has now been formally announced.
Garton, 29, joined the club just last week and has appeared in only two games since that promotion, during which time he’s allowed four runs on four hits and a walk with one strikeout in three innings of work. He’s been with the Mariners before, back in 2017, when he logged a 1.54 ERA in 11 2/3 frames. Garton has a 4.90 ERA with 7.0 K/9 against 2.5 BB/9 in 64 1/3 innings of work and owns a career 3.09 ERA and 10.6 K/9 in 145 2/3 innings at the Triple-A level. The Mariners will have a week to trade Garton or pass him through outright waivers. He’s been outrighted in the past, so he’d have the option of declining an outright assignment in favor of free agency.
Go get em AA, might as well add another mariner to the BP..
Looks like another Tiger to me! Lol
Yet another example of how the gig economy and its “hire them only as long as you need them (however briefly)” mentality has even taken root in major league baseball.
Or hire them until they show they can’t handle the job
Another wasted great effort from Braves starting pitching, that one hurts… Like 17 losses when they’ve had the lead now, infuriating.