Mariners claim outfielder Dan Robertson off waivers

Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today the following roster moves. 

• Dan Robertson, OF, claimed off waivers from Los Angeles (AL)
• JC Ramirez, RHP, outrighted to AAA Tacoma

The Mariners 40-man roster remains at 37.
 
Robertson, 30, spent last season in the Angels organization, including two stints in the Majors where he hit .280 (21x75) with 10 runs, 2 doubles and 7 RBI in 37 games while playing in left field (27 G, 11 GS), center field (7 G, 4 GS) and right field (1 G). He began the season with AAA Salt Lake where he hit .265 (65x245) with 27 runs, 16 doubles, 1 home run and 20 RBI in 60 games. Also appeared in two games with the AZL Angels.
 
In parts of two Major League seasons with the Angels (2015) and Rangers (2014), he has combined to hit .274 (69x252) with 33 runs, 11 doubles, 1 triple and 28 RBI in 107 games. In eight minor league seasons in the Padres, Rangers and Angels organizations, he has hit .299 (892x2979) with 529 runs, 165 doubles, 34 triples, 27 home runs, 334 RBI and a .377 on-base percentage in 793 games. He was originally drafted by San Diego in the 33rd round of the 2008 June Amateur Draft out of Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR).
 
Ramirez, 27, split the season between Seattle & Arizona, going 1-2 with a 5.32 ERA (14 ER, 23.2 IP) with 16 strikeouts in 20 relief appearances. With Seattle was 0-1 with a 7.56 ERA (7 ER, 8.1 IP) with 5 strikeouts in 8 appearances after being selected from AAA Tacoma on Sept. 8. In the minors, appeared in 14 games with AAA Tacoma, going 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA (5 ER, 18.0 IP) and had 23 relief appearances with AAA Reno, going 0-1 with 1 save and a 2.88 ERA (8 ER, 25.0 IP) in 23 relief appearances with AAA Reno. He was acquired by Seattle in a minor league trade from Arizona on July 27.