J.J. Putz

Name: J.J. PutzAge on opening day: 34Salary: $4.000,0002011 stats: 60 games, 58.0 IP, 2.17 ERA, 2-2, 45 Sv, 61:12 K:BB2010 stats: 60 games, 54.0 IP, 2.83 ERA, 7-5, 3 Sv, 65:15 K:BB When the Diamondbacks signed J.J. Putz this off-season, I jumped for joy. (Figuratively speaking.) Officially, there were only 24 "blown saves" in 2010, but it certainly felt like the team lost games in late innings every other day. Aaron Heilman alone lost 8 of...  

During the offseason, Seattle acquired catcher John Jaso from the Tampa Bay Rays. The 28-year-old is a decent player to have on the bench and will have four years of arbitration with the club before he becomes a free agent in the 2016 season. It makes him ...  

The 2012 Seattle Mariners schedule holds the hope of a new year, and it begins on Friday, April 6. During the month of April the Mariners play 22 games, with 13 of them on the road and only nine at home. That nine-game homestand extends from Friday, April 13 to Sunday, April 22 and...  

COOL Dwight Perry of The Seattle Times informs that not only can Eric Wedge manage the Mariners, he also heads a Hall-of-Fame list of golf names. Joining Wedge are former Mariners relievers J.J. Putz, Aaron Looper and Sean Green; former big ...  

Lueke has since been traded to Tampa Bay, and Lawson retired after being dealt to Cleveland for since-departed reliever Aaron Laffey. Beavan will compete for a spot in Seattle's rotation this spring, while the Mariners hope to reap the benefits ...