Mariners Designate Devin Sweet For Assignmen

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The Mariners announced that they have claimed righty off waivers, a move that was on earlier today. They also announced that righty has been designated for a signment to open a spot for Leone on their 40-man roster. Sweet, 26, was just selected to the roster about six weeks ago. He made two appearances for the big league club, allowing two earned runs in two innings, before getting optioned to Triple-A Tacoma. He made seven appearances for that club with a 2.57 earned run average but has now lost his 40-man roster spot to make room for the veteran Leone. An undrafted free agent who signed with the Ms in 2018, he climbed his way Oakland Athletics Jersey up to Double-A by the end of last year. Prior to his call-up to the majors, he to sed 35 Double-A innings this year with a 1.54 ERA, 34.6% strikeout rate and 5.9% walk rate. The Ms will now have to put Sweet on waivers in the coming days, since the trade deadline has pa sed. He is using the first of his three option years here in 2023 but will still have two remaining for the future. He also has just a handful of service days, giving him at least six seasons of future control. Those factors and his strong Double-A work earlier this year should give him some appeal to other clubs around the league, especially with several spots opening up with expanded September rosters and various waiver claims being made this week. But if he were to go unclaimed, he would stick with the Mariners as non-roster depth, not having the right to elect free agency. Domingo Acevedo Jersey Click here Click here Click here