The Mariners announced that they have selected Penn Murfee from Triple-A Tacoma to join the big league club, with fellow righty Paul Sewald heading to the injured list. No designation for Sewald’s IL placement was given, but Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times relays that Sewald is going on the Covid IL. Seattle had already placed Luis Torrens and Mitch Haniger on the Covid list, who will now be joined by Sewald. Furthermore, manager Scott Servais and third base coach Manny Acta have both tested positive and will have to step away from the team, also per Divish.
Sewald pitched for the Mets from 2017 through 2020 but had a tremendous breakout campaign with the M’s last year. In 64 2/3 innings, he logged an ERA of 3.06, notching 11 saves, with an incredible 39.4% strikeout rate against a 9.1% walk rate. He’s pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings so far this year and will surely be a loss for the team’s bullpen as long as he’s out.
As for Murfee, he was a 33rd round selection of the Mariners in 2018. He split his time last year between Double-A and Triple-A, throwing 78 2/3 innings in 26 games, 14 of them starts. His 4.23 ERA and 10.2% walk rate weren’t especially impressive, but he did rack up strikeouts at an excellent 28.2% clip. He’s thrown eight scoreless innings in Triple-A so far this year. He’ll make his MLB debut as soon as he gets the call to take the hill.
On the coaching side of things, Divish relays that the plan, at least for tonight, is for first base coach Kristopher Negron to take over for Servais as acting manager. Hitting coach Tony Arnerich will take over as third base coach, with minor league coach Zach Vincej taking the first base box. Minor league coaches CJ Gillman and Dan Wilson will be in uniform in the dugout. (Twitter links)
Paul Seward sounds like a character from Office Space.
If only you got his name right
Typo… it’s true either way it’s written though, no? Man, you must be a blast a parties, huh…
it’s William Penn Murfee!
Is today “Add a player to the injured list” Day?
Seems like Negron is being groomed as the next manager when Servais retires?
Mr. Dipotostone
#1 Get up around 7. Get out of bed around nine
And I don’t about player injuries no
Cause worrying about player injuries waste of my, time.
The game usually starts around seven
The players show up on time
Get us the bus at five
Arrive at ballpark feeling fine
I’ve been trading with Mr. Dipoto
He’s been calling
He won’t leave me alone
No no no
He won’t leave me alone
I used to give him first crack
But his counter offers were out of whack
I just keep trying to get my team better
A little better than before
But Jerry wouldn’t accept my 1 for 4
I used to offer him more and miore
But my more for more wouldn’t do
I just keep trying ta get better
Said a little better than before
I need trading with
Mr. Dipoto
He’s been calling
He won’t leave me alone
Won’t leave me alone
U really need a job ….. Or a gf.
Can I be the first to say that was really good? I would also like to say I can be really sarcastic.
Can anyone honestly say they read that comment rather than singing it in their best Axl Rose voice?
There’s a LOT of early season injury activity, which seemed inevitable… but I also recall that myself and many others have said the same thing early in the season for several years running. Are there any comparative stats anywhere that show early season injuries pre
-covid-and-lockout versus post-covid-and-lockout?
I wonder how Dan Wilson would be as a manager? A lot of catchers are managing these days.
Why are they still testing for this nonsense lol it’s ruining the integrity of the game for no reason
Yeah! And get those dang kids off my lawn while you’re at it!
His last name just makes me think of the “ermagherd” meme saying “Murphy”
Is he part of the Murfree brood? Next thing you know, the Mariners will hire Brewers’ official scorer Tim O’Driscoll…