Although the 2024 season of Major League Baseball (MLB) raised the curtain several weeks ago, teams are still looking to improve their rosters. On this occasion the organization of Seattle Mariners They were the ones who looked for new pieces to reinforce the pitching area.
The troop led by Scott Servais does not have the best of starts, being in penultimate place in the American League West Division with a negative mark of 6-10. All this because they have not been able to combine hitting with pitching, since they are one of the worst teams in the entire MLB in both facets.
Collectively, Seattle Mariners He is ranked 20th in effectiveness with 4.36, but in the case of relief they show a different face. He bullpen presents an earned run average of 3.23, being one of the seven best so far this campaign in Big leagues.
Due to this and the low production of the offense, the organization has made the decision to bring in an arm to help them defend the few runs they are making at the beginning of the season.
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Seattle Mariners sign right-hander Luke Barker
According to journalist Jon Morosi through his account «X«, Seattle Mariners signed the 32-year-old pitcher, Luke Barker. Although no further details are known, the pitcher is expected to report to the team’s Triple-A affiliate, Tacoma Rainiers.
Luke Barker comes from missing the entire 2023 season as a result of surgery Tommy John to which he submitted. Her debut in MLB It was in 2022 with the uniform of Milwaukee Brewers and on that occasion he saw action in three commitments. In that period, he pitched four innings, in which he posted an ERA of 11.25 with three strikeouts.
With regards to the Minor Leagues, the right-hander in five years working as a reliever, had a 2.32 earned run average and a 30.4% strikeout rate. Now with a fully recovered arm, he will surely help at some point during the campaign. Seattle Mariners.
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2024-04-15 17:01:26
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