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Mariners Outright Mauricio Llovera

By Darragh McDonald | March 14, 2024 at 3:00pm CDT

The Mariners announced that right-hander Mauricio Llovera has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Triple-A Tacoma. He has also been reassigned to minor league camp. It had not been previously reported that the righty was removed from the roster, so this will drop Seattle’s 40-man count to 39.

Llovera, 28 next month, has never appeared in a regular season game for the Mariners, having just been claimed off waivers from the Red Sox in January. He has 59 innings of major league experience under this belt with the Phillies, Giants and Red Sox over the past four years. He has a 5.80 ERA in that time, with a 20.6% strikeout rate, 10.1% walk rate and 44.6% ground ball rate.

He has been more impressive in Triple-A, posting a 2.82 ERA at that level in 92 2/3 innings over the past three years. He punched out 25.9% of opponents in that time and walked just 8.8%. Much of that sample was in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, when Llovera was in the Giants’ system.

The M’s took a flier on him but things haven’t gone especially well since then. He’s allowed five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings this spring. His velocity was down a few ticks, per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, which may have contributed to his uninspiring performance of late.

Llovera is now out of options and needed to either have a spot on the active roster or else be removed from the 40-man entirely. The M’s are dealing with some injuries to relievers like Gregory Santos, Matt Brash and Jackson Kowar, which could have opened a role for Llovera. But it appears his recent struggles led them to put him on waivers instead, with the 29 other clubs passing on a chance to grab him.

Llovera has a previous career outright, which means that he has the ability to reject this assignment and elect free agency. It’s not yet clear if he has chosen to do so.

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  1. Fred Park

    1 year ago

    Routine.
    The Mariners will win the west.

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    • yeasties

      1 year ago

      I see them third after Astros and Rangers and just missing the 3rd wild card after two more AL East teams. We’ll see where they end up when the season is over!

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      • Brettlez

        1 year ago

        I think the east only has one division winner in the playoffs this year. Blue jays lost and didn’t add, yankees added and lost and have injury issues already, TB seems to be taking a step back, and red Sox will be mid again. Orioles only good team in that division.

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        • Fever Pitch Guy

          1 year ago

          Brett – In the history of MLB no division has ever had two division winners in the same postseason. It’s kinda impossible, considering there’s tiebreakers if two or more teams finish with identical records.

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        • Brettlez

          1 year ago

          Obviously I meant only the division winner goes this year and no wild cards out of the East.

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    • queenie

      1 year ago

      They already have won it. Rangers WS hangover. Astros are lackadaisical because of all prior success. Angels and the A’s are well. .,,,,,, the Angels and the A’s.

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    • lee cousins

      1 year ago

      Hey Fred, If the Astros get Snell then what?

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      • Fred Park

        1 year ago

        Won’t matter. The Mariners willl just keep on going. One win at a time.

        Reply
    • lee cousins

      1 year ago

      Plenty of enthusiasm there Fred. I view the M’s as a dark horse the improvements are made, yet with so many turnovers in the roster along with those uncertainties, performances” and injuries. it does make for speculative returns. However your enthusiasm is not misplaced … go Mariners, you go Fred.

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  2. FatChance65

    1 year ago

    Where is the Llove?

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    • acoss13

      1 year ago

      Baby don’t hurt me, no more!

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      Reply
    • GarryHarris

      1 year ago

      Incredibly immature.

      Reply
  3. cguy

    1 year ago

    I guess DFA not being repoted until associated waiver claim or outright to minor league is completed.. Where’s the drama?

    Reply
    • paddyo furnichuh

      1 year ago

      Maybe faux drama around the player’s surname English equivalent is Rainer. Apparently, Seattle didn’t think it needed more rain.

      Reply
  4. User 3921286289

    1 year ago

    They need not sign Trevor. Trevor is happy. Stop thinking you know what’s best for him. You don’t.

    Reply
  5. Reggie Smith

    1 year ago

    Bauer is pro-Trump. Seattle, New York, Boston, LA and San Fran and several others are out.

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    • oldgfan

      1 year ago

      Add in all the woman managed clubs, and those with talent scouts. Pretty much narrows down the field to Korea.

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    • roiste

      1 year ago

      It has nothing to do with him being “pro-Trump” lmao. Lots of players are conservative, even vocally so, and have no problem finding jobs. Bauer will never pitch in MLB again for any team because he makes it his personal mission to be in the center of a media circus at all times. No team, regardless of where they play, is going to touch that.

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      • pohle

        1 year ago

        wild how people haven’t let this sink in yet. and nobody is going to be inspired by his results on a japanese indy ball club.

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      • roiste

        1 year ago

        Lots of people (not just conservatives, but it applies to them in this case) just see someone supports their political views and defend that person no matter what. It’s a product of the internet echo chamber.

        A huge percentage of players, about half of fans, and the vast majority of owners are conservative. There is no political witch hunt on Bauer. He doesn’t have a job because he’s an a-hole and a moron who can’t resist the urge to run his mouth online and in the news. He has no one but himself to blame for his situation.

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      • Reggie Smith

        1 year ago

        “A huge percentage of players, about half of fans, and the vast majority of owners are conservative.”

        No one is kicking out every single conservative based on them being conservative. What a ridiculous thing to say.

        But when a player is outspoken conservative, or as you Liberals like to call it:
        “he’s an a-hole and a moron who can’t resist the urge to run his mouth online and in the news.”
        Then Liberal towns will avoid the headache he might bring. Therefore, I believe, he wont be signed in the mentioned town.

        BTW: I did not “support”ed him. I just stated what I believe will happen. Liberal’s love to exaggerate and change what someone says to make their argument sound better.

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      • roiste

        1 year ago

        He’s not signing in ANY town bud. You’re delusional if you think otherwise. No intelligent owner is bring that PR dumpster fire into their organization. Has nothing to do with politics. Lay off the koolaid

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      • Reggie Smith

        1 year ago

        roiste:
        Mike Vick was CONVICTED of dog fighting and played for another 7 years. Bauer was not found guilty of anything and you’re saying he’ll never playing again. If you dont think politics plays into this, you need to reevaluate who’s drinking the kool-aide

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  6. Ptizzy

    1 year ago

    Wondering where he would look to go if he opts out.

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    • Armaments216

      1 year ago

      Yeah he probably shouldn’t opt out. Odds of reviving your bullpen career in the Seattle system are probably as good as anywhere.

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  7. User 2161944466

    1 year ago

    Ive never regained the respect I had for him prior to the incident. Sorry not sorry Llovera. You know what you did

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  8. dano62

    1 year ago

    Making room for JD Davis, maybe?

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    • oldgfan

      1 year ago

      Rarely cart before the horse.

      Reply
  9. mafiabass

    1 year ago

    Nobody is signing Bauer. Stop it.

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  10. lee cousins

    1 year ago

    Don’t let the Astros get Blake Snell. We would finish in second or third place.

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