Mariners announce provisional 28-man Opening Day roster
Final roster not due to MLB until Wednesday, March 28
TOKYO, Japan -- Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager Jack Zduriencik announced today the Mariners planned 28-man roster for the season opener in Japan.
FINAL ROSTERS ARE NOT DUE TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UNTIL 1 PM ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28. The Mariners Opening Day roster will NOT be official until that time.
To move from 30 players (the travel roster to Japan) to 28 eligible players, the Mariners made the following roster moves:
- OF Carlos Peguero, RHP Chance Ruffin were optioned to AAA Tacoma.
- C Guillermo Quiroz was re-assigned to minor league camp.
To set the Opening Day roster, the Mariners made the following roster moves:
- INF Munenori Kawasaki, RHP Kevin Millwood (still in Arizona) and RHP Erasmo Ramirez selected from Tacoma.
The Major League 40-man roster is now at 40 players.
To move from 28 players (the Opening Day Roster) to 25 eligible players, the Mariners made the following moves:
- RHP Kevin Millwood, RHP Hisashi Iwakuma and RHP Hector Noesi designated as ineligible for the Japan Opening Series vs. the A’s.
Here is a look at the 28-man Opening Day roster (players in italics are not eligible for the first two games):
Pitchers (11+3)
49 BEAVAN, Blake RHP
35 DELABAR, Steve RHP
34 HERNANDEZ, Felix RHP
18 IWAKUMA, Hisashi RHP
23 KELLEY, Shawn RHP
43 LEAGUE, Brandon RHP
25 MILLWOOD,Kevin RHP
45 NOESI, Hector RHP
50 RAMIREZ, Erasmo RHP
54 WILHELMSEN, Tom RHP
41 FURBUSH, Charlie LHP
44 LUETGE, Lucas LHP
52 SHERRILL, George LHP
38 VARGAS, Jason LHP
Catchers (3)
27 JASO, John C
63 MONTERO, Jesus C
30 OLIVO, Miguel C
Infielders (7)
13 ACKLEY, Dustin INF
9 FIGGINS, Chone INF
61 KAWASAKI, Munenori INF
16 LIDDI, Alex INF
26 RYAN, Brendan INF
15 SEAGER, Kyle INF
17 SMOAK, Justin INF
Outfielders (4)
20 CARP, Mike OF
55 SAUNDERS, Michael OF
51 SUZUKI, Ichiro OF
33 WELLS, Casper OF
ITAL - Not eligible for first two games.