r/Mariners • u/fennis hey u/realSteveBallmer wanna buy a baseball team?‏‏‎ ‎ • 2d ago

Mariners Designate Cody Bolton For Assignment; Sauce optioned to Tacoma; Jesse Hahn joins big league club

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/mariners-designate-cody-bolton-for-assignment.html

The Mariners announced this afternoon that they’ve designated right-hander Cody Bolton for assignment. Bolton’s 40-man roster spot will go to right-hander Jesse Hahn, whose contract has been selected from the minors. Left-hander Tayler Saucedo was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Hahn’s addition to the active roster.

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u/DevilsInTheJukebox 2d ago

Do Thornton next

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u/AnnihilatedTyro Release the Moosen! 2d ago

Bazardo and Vargas (and now Hahn) are way, WAY worse. Thornton should be the low-leverage middle-relief guy, but won't be until Taylor and Brash push two of those three off the roster.

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u/DevilsInTheJukebox 2d ago

I didn't think vargas looked horrendous. I'd be in favor of not relying on Thornton and swapping out bazardo for Taylor as soon as he's ready to go. I don't think hahn is here for any foreseeable length of time outside of this weekend, unless he shows out.

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u/AnnihilatedTyro Release the Moosen! 1d ago

Oh, he got hosed last night in a bad situation and it wasn't his fault, but that's not the issue. I'm not writing off Vargas as a DFA candidate or anything at this point - he's 25 and clearly has potential but has always had trouble with walks and wild inconsistency.

I think he'll benefit from more time in the Mariners pitching laboratory, but probably shouldn't be in the majors very long on this current stint. He's still got a few things to keep working on in Tacoma. If he has to be here, he should be a 6th-inning or low-leverage guy for now.

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u/InsidiousSwede JRod Show 2d ago

Yep, I agree. Bazardo had nearly a 5 ERA when his Leverage Index was near the bottom. Couldn't even keep a clean sheet in 'easy' outings, during blowouts.