Mariners recall RHP Andrew Moore from AA Arkansas

June 4th, 2019

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

Andrew Moore, RHP, recalled from AA Arkansas.

Connor Sadzeck, placed on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to 6/3) with right elbow inflammation.

Moore (#59) is slated to be the Mariners starting pitcher in tonight’s (7:10 pm PT) game against the Houston Astros at T-Mobile Park.

With today’s roster moves, the Mariners Major League, 40-man roster, remains at 38 players.

Moore, 25, was claimed off waivers by the Mariners on May 17 after he was designated for assignment by San Francisco on May 11. After joining the Mariners, he was assigned to AA Arkansas, where he posted a 3.09 ERA (4 ER, 11.2 IP) with 14 strikeouts and 0 walks in 2 starts. He made 1 start with AA Richmond (5/8 vs. Trenton) in the Giants organization after being claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay on May 5. He was designated for assignment by the Rays on April 29. Prior to being designated by Tampa Bay, he made 5 appearances (4 starts) with Triple-A Durham.

Moore, a 2nd round (72nd overall) pick by the Mariners in the 2015 MLB Draft, split the 2018 season with Double-A Arkansas (SEA) and Triple-A Durham (TB). He was acquired by the Rays from the Mariners along with Tommy Romero (rhp) in exchange for Denard Span (of) and Alex Colomé (rhp) on May 25, 2018. In 26 games (24) starts between Arkansas and Durham in 2018, he was 9-8 with a 3.85 ERA (57 ER, 133.1 IP) with 100 strikeouts and 43 walks.

Moore made his Major League debut with the Mariners on June 22, 2017 vs. Detroit, making the start and earning the win while allowing 3 runs over 7.0 innings. He went on to make 11 appearances (9 starts) with the Mariners in 2017. In 2016, he was named the Jamie Moyer Minor League Pitcher of the Year by the Mariners after combining for a record of 12-4 with a 2.65 ERA (48 ER, 163.0 IP) with 133 strikeouts and 31 walks in 28 starts between Advanced-A Bakersfield and DoubleA Jackson. In 5 minor league seasons with Seattle (2015-18, 2019-c), Tampa Bay (2018-19) and San Francisco (2019), he is 26-22 with a 3.50 ERA (185 ER, 475.2 IP) with 401 strikeouts and 109 walks in 97 games (86 starts).

Sadzeck, 27, was 0-1 with 1 save and a 2.66 ERA in 20 games with the Mariners this season. He has allowed 4 earned runs in his last 8 games (9.0 IP / 4.00 ERA) after allowing only 3 in his first 12 games with (14.2 IP / 1.84 ERA), including allowing 5 runs (2 ER) in his last 4 games since May 24. Sadzeck was acquired from the Texas Rangers on April 1. The 6foot-7, 240-pound right-hander made his Major League debut with the Rangers on Sept. 1, 2018 vs. Minnesota. He went on to post a 0.96 ERA (1 ER, 9.1 IP) with 7 strikeouts and 11 walks in 13 games (2 starts) with Texas last season. Sadzeck was converted from a starting pitcher to a reliever midway through the 2017 season and since then has averaged nearly 11.0 strikeouts-per-9.0-innings at the minor league level. He was sidelined for the 2014 campaign, as well as part of the 2015 season, after undergoing ligament transplant “Tommy John” surgery on March 26, 2014. Sadzeck was originally selected by Pittsburgh in the 45th round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Crystal Lake Central (IL) High School but did not sign. After 1 season at Howard (TX) College, he was selected by the Rangers in the 11th round of the 2001 Draft. In 6 minor league seasons in the Rangers organization, he compiled a record of 35-29 with a 4.19 ERA (247 ER, 531.0 IP) with 497 strikeouts and 247 walks in 155 games (91 starts).