Seattle Mariners Rumors & News

Mariners sending Jesus Montero to Triple A Tacoma

Tacoma News-Tribune — On the heels of a six-game losing streak and a 2-7 road trip, the Seattle Mariners will make an expected and needed roster move sometime today. Catcher Jesus Montero will be sent to Triple A Tacoma, while catcher Jesus Sucre will be selected from the Rainiers. Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/mariners/2013/05/23/a-change-is-coming-jesus-montero-being-sent-down-to-tacoma-jesus-sucre-to-be-called-up/

Mariners option Jesus Montero to AAA, all but ending catching career

Seattle Times — Just got back in Seattle off my flight and the Mariners today wasted little time making their first roster move after the 2-7 road trip, demoting catcher Jesus Montero to Class AAA. While the corresponding roster move has yet to be announced, Jesus Sucre will be added to the club tomorrow to serve a

Report: Mariners sending down Jesus Montero, promoting Jesus Sucre

Seattle Post-Intelligencer — The time has come for some big changes, and the Mariners are reportedly starting with catcher Jesus Montero. Or perhaps we shouldn’t say “catcher.” As Ryan Divish of The News Tribune in Tacoma reports, the M’s are sending Montero down to the Triple-A Rainiers and will promote catcher Jesus Sucre to the major-league team. But [...]

A change is coming: Jesus Montero being sent down to Tacoma, Jesus Sucre to be called up

Mariners Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune — On the heels of a six-game losing streak and a 2-7 road trip, the Seattle Mariners will make an expected and needed roster move sometime today. Catcher Jesus Montero will be sent to Triple A Tacoma, while catcher Jesus Sucre will be selected from the Rainiers. Double A back-up catcher Brandon Bantz, who was serving as the starter in Jackson after John Hicks suffered a groin injury and went on the DL, is already headed to Tacoma to serve as Mike Zunino’s back-up. With three catchers in Tacoma, and Zunino garnering the bulk of the playing time, it appears the … Read more »

Furbush saves fatigued bullpen

Tacoma News-Tribune — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Charlie Furbush’s anger after giving up a walk-off home run in the finale of Cleveland’s four-game sweep of the Mariners was hard to miss.

Mariners demote Montero to Triple-A

Tacoma News-Tribune — The Seattle Mariners are hoping a demotion to Triple-A Tacoma can straighten out struggling catcher Jesus Montero.

Mariners C Jesus Montero reportedly being sent to Tacoma

Seattle Sidelines | Daily Herald — After two months of struggles at and behind the plate, Mariners catcher

Recap: LA Angels vs. Seattle

Tacoma News-Tribune — The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Seattle Mariners are headed in opposite directions.

Mariners blown out by Angels again, 7-1, to end road trip

Tacoma News-Tribune — For the second day in a row, the Seattle Mariners were done in shortly after the game started, getting another underwhelming starting pitching performance and doing little afterward in a 7-1 loss Wednesday at Angels Stadium.

Mariners veterans call team meeting after getting routed again

Seattle Times — There are going to be the usual jokes made about this, but it was no laughing matter inside the clubhouse post-game as Mariners veterans got all of the players inside a private, off-limits room and held a team meeting prior to everyody dressing for the plane ride home. I know some fans and pundits t

Wilson, Angels beat Mariners 7-1

Seattle Times — C.J. Wilson struck out 10 in eight innings, Josh Hamilton had a two-run single and the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 7-1 on Wednesday to hand the Mariners their season-worst sixth straight loss.

Jason Bay takes over Mariners' leadoff duties for Michael Saunders

Seattle Times — After a week of almost no production out of the leadoff spot, the Mariners finally replaced Michael Saunders with Jason Bay atop the order for Wednesday's finale.

Sinking Mariners lose sixth straight game; changes ahead?

Seattle Times — The Mariners were blown out again, 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon, by the Angels and realize they are in danger of squandering all they'd spent the past month working toward.

Mariners head home facing key decisions as losing streak hits six

Mariners Blog | Seattle Times — This road trip ended shockingly worse than it appeared it would just five days ago, when the Mariners arrived in Cleveland having taken two of three from the New York Yankees. They haven't won since. And while some of the games in Cleveland went down to the wire, the Mariners were simply blown off the field here. This game ended 7-1 in favor of the Angels, so the Mariners were outscored 19-1 in the two-game series. That's not going to cut it. The pitching here from the starters was not up to MLB standard. And while I'm partial to letting the Brandon Maurer thing play out a little longer -- giv...

Mariners shuffle lineup, put Bay at leadoff and Morse at No. 3

Mariners Blog | Seattle Times — There are moral victories and then there are real ones. After taking a bunch of moral victories out of Cleveland, the Mariners need the real thing this afternoon as they conclude a road trip currently at 2-6 after starting off oh so promising with two wins and nearly a sweep in New York. For all of the nice things being said about how well the Mariners have played and how hard, they are now just 20-26 on the season and the platitudes won't matter if they finish roughly the same as last year. Mariners manager Eric Wedge isn't panicking yet, or so he says. But his lineup today refelcts just how...

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