Mariners announce Spring Training roster move
C/1B Jesus Montero was claimed off waivers by the Blue Jays.
Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager Jerry Dipoto announced the following roster move at the Mariners Major League spring camp Monday.
Claimed Off Waivers (1):
Infielder (1):Jesus Montero
Montero was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Montero, 26, was acquired by Seattle from New York (AL) on Jan. 20, 2012. He appeared in 208 games in parts of four seasons (2012-15), batting .247 with 27 doubles, 1 triple, 24 home runs and 92 RBI.
Today's roster move leaves the Mariners with 32 players in their Major League camp (+ 2 players on the 60-day DL): 27 roster players, 5 non-roster invitees, and 2 players on the 60-day disabled list.
Here is a look at the club's current spring roster:
Pitchers (13+3+1)
53 BENOIT, Joaquin RHP
31 CISHEK, Steve RHP
29 COOK, Ryan 60-day DL RHP
48 GUAIPE, Mayckol RHP
34 HERNANDEZ, Felix RHP
18 IWAKUMA, Hisashi RHP
13 KARNS, Nathan RHP
50 PARKER, Blake* RHP
62 PERALTA, Joel* RHP
63 ROACH, Donn* RHP
58 SCRIBNER, Evan RHP
44 WALKER, Taijuan RHP
55 ZYCH, Tony RHP
41 FURBUSH, Charlie LHP
20 MILEY, Wade LHP
37 MONTGOMERY, Mike LHP
38 NUÑO, Vidal LHP
Catchers (3+0+1)
67 BRANTLY, Rob C
32 CLEVENGER, Steve C
33 IANNETTA, Chris C
2 SUCRE, Jesus 60-day DL C
Infielders (6+1)
22 CANÓ, Robinson 2B
56 LEE, Dae-Ho INF
26 LIND, Adam 1B
4 MARTE, Ketel INF
68 NAVARRO, Efren* INF
16 SARDIÑAS, Luis INF
15 SEAGER, Kyle 3B
Outfielders (5+1)
8 AOKI, Norichika OF
23 CRUZ, Nelson OF/DH
21 GUTIERREZ, Franklin OF
12 MARTIN, Leonys OF
99 ROBERTSON, Daniel* OF
7 SMITH, Seth OF
* NON-ROSTER INVITEE