Says Kirby Arnold:
The Mariners this morning released right-handed pitcher Yusmeiro Petit. He'd pitched in three exhibition games this month, working 4 2/3 innings with a 3.86 ERA.
The M's already designated Youppi for assignment a little while ago, and he cleared waivers, so this is the second time in six weeks that Yusmeiro gets to feel completely unwanted. Poor lil guy.
I'm guessing this has less to do with Petit and more to do with the Mariners simply having too many arms to go around. Petit made some degree of sense when he was first acquired in November, but since then the rotation has kind of built up and left Petit on the outside looking in. More recently he'd been considered a possible option for long relief, but with so many other options hanging around and his repertoire not playing so well in the bullpen, he wasn't a good fit.
Maybe there was some off-the-field incident where Yusmeiro kept like stealing other people's grocery carts at the store, and it was annoying, but more likely this is the result of a simple roster crunch. The M's could've elected to keep Petit around to pitch in Tacoma, but instead, they're setting him free and giving him the chance to land somewhere that presents a better opportunity at making the Majors. It's good for Youppi and doesn't really make much a difference for the M's, so, hey, whatever.
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Not a fan.
I really wanted to see what he could do in Tacoma
Matthew - March 17, 2010
My opinion of Petit has dropped a little recently
In 36 career Major League starts, he has a 2.0 K/BB against non-pitchers, in the National League. Could’ve worked as the #5, but so could a lot of guys.
Jeff Sullivan - March 17, 2010
I did too, simply because he'd likely be a decent starter down there
but at this point, nobody really cares what he can do in Tacoma. We know. He’d be a decent, not earth-shattering starter, he’d have decent command, strike some people out, and probably give up fewer HRs than he’s used to.
But Petit hasn’t really shown he can add more value than Vargas in the rotation or Texeira in the pen. I’m guessing they did this to allow him to catch on with another club, but they may also want to clear a path for Cortes or someone else to get their feet wet in AAA once the weather heats up a bit.
marc w - March 17, 2010
There is a lot of Roster Crunch being served for breakfast this week
in spring training camps. It is that time I guess.
44FAN - March 17, 2010
And yet Garrett Olson remains
Dewey N - March 17, 2010
My thoughts exactly.
Goose - March 17, 2010
Goose why do you want to fuck Eric Bynes? That's gross.
Scott71267 - March 17, 2010
Have you seen that wavy brown hair?
Goose - March 17, 2010
I imagine the team would like to see if he could cut it as a lefty reliever
Jeff Sullivan - March 17, 2010
Is he a better candidate than Nick Hill or Luke French though?
seattlebruin - March 17, 2010
They probably want Hill to start
Don’t know if he’s better than French, but they probably want French to start, too. Olson’s ship may have sailed.
Jeff Sullivan - March 17, 2010
So Hill, French --> AAA, Olson to bullpen or Mexico?
seattlebruin - March 17, 2010
I don't know what they plan to do yet, aside from send Hill to the minors
I just figure they’ve kept Olson because they want to see if they can salvage him.
Jeff Sullivan - March 17, 2010
I remember watching a game last year vs the Dodgers
and Vin Scully brought up that he has a degree in mechanical engineering as if that was supposed to make him be a more accurate pitcher
blueside714 - March 17, 2010
Petit to the Royals in 4...3...2...1
The M’s should just cut out the middle man and give him a ticket to KC when he was offically told of the release.
mark sobba - March 17, 2010
Why, when Dayton Moore will pay for that too?
wandergeist - March 17, 2010
Dang
I really felt he was the second coming of Bill Kruger
Scott71267 - March 17, 2010
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