The Seattle Mariners are having roster issues as they already have a full 40 man roster. A Major League source close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says that left-handed pitcher Garrett Olson has already been placed on waivers.
In 2010, the lefty was 0-3 with a 4.54 ERA and 31 SO in 37.2 innings throughout 35 [...]
03/18/11
The Seattle Mariners have re-signed pitcher Jamey Wright to a Minor League deal, according to FOXSports’ Jon Paul Morosi.
The right-hander joined the Mariners in mid-July 2010 after being released by the Cleveland Indians in early June and the Oakland Athletics soon after that.
The 36-year-old had a combined 1-3 record with a 4.17 ERA in 46 [...]
01/31/11
According to the Seattle Mariners’ Twitter account, the team has signed right-handed pitcher Jamey Wright. He will join the big league team in Anaheim today.
Wright was released by the Cleveland Indians in early June and was signed by the Oakland Athletics soon after. The right-hander was 1-2 with a 5.48 ERA in 18 appearances this [...]
07/15/10
According to the Pacific Coast League transaction page, the Oakland Athletics signed right-handed pitcher Jamey Wright and assigned him to Triple-A Sacramento.
Wright was released by the Cleveland Indians last week. The right-hander was 1-2 with a 5.48 ERA in 18 appearances this year. Opponents were hitting .294 against him.
06/16/10
According to Buster Olney of ESPN, the Cleveland Indians have released Mark Grudzielanek and Jamey Wright.
Grudzielanek, 39, was designated for assignment on Tuesday. The team signed him to a Minor League contract last January. He appeared in 30 games for the Indians. He hit .273 with 11 RBIs.
Wright was 1-2 with a 5.48 ERA in [...]
06/10/10
According to Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer, the Cleveland Indians have designated veteran right-handed pitcher Jamey Wright to make room for right-handed pitcher Frank Herrmann.
On Wednesday, manager Manny Acta said “Frankie has earned a shot.’ The shot probably came a little sooner than expected because of the ragged state of the Tribe’s bullpen.
Wright was [...]
06/04/10
Here are your Friday evening PRO Rumors:
The Reds’ Mike Leake will be the team’s fifth starter. Leake will be the first drafted pitcher to skip the Minor Leagues since Darren Dreifort of the Los Angeles Dodgers. (Mark Sheldon, MLB.com)
The Reds’ also officially sent Cuban phenom Aroldis Chapman to the Minor Leagues. It was an expected [...]
04/03/10
Anthony Castrovince reports that the Cleveland Indians have signed 35-year-old right-handed pitcher Jamey Wright to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
Wright was 3-5 with the Kansas City Royals in 2009 with a 4.33 ERA in 65 games. Wright has a career 82-115 record with a 5.03 ERA over 14 seasons with [...]
02/09/10
The other day, it was reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates were going after a mystery relief pitcher. Today, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says that relievers Kevin Gregg and Tyler Walker could be crossed off the list.
At the time, suggestions included Jamey Wright, Kiko Calero, Brendan Donnelly, Seth McClung, Russ Springer and Chan Ho [...]
01/15/10
Dejan Kovacevic reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are working on signing three relief pitchers. The Pirates’ management has spoken with Octavio Dotel and D.J. Carrasco, with the expectations that Carrasco is getting a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training.
The team is also going after another free-agent right-handed pitcher, but it is unknown [...]
01/13/10