Welcome Back, Yusmeiro Petit

by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 26, 2010 12:09 AM PDT in Seattle Mariners Transactions

That's it, I give up. I give up trying to figure out this team.

Credit to Jon Shields, who caught this on the latest BA transaction log.

So, Petit was signed, then put on waivers, then outrighted, then released, then re-signed. I've no idea what might've made this latest set of moves necessary, but I do have an idea why I'm so obsessive about removing the pith from a grapefruit. Way I figure, all the extra work and anticipation increases the eventual deliciousness. Mmm, grapefruit.

In all honesty, I'm happy to have Petit back, but I don't need to write anything about why, because I already have, like two or three times.

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by Eyebrows on Mar 26, 2010 12:14 AM PDT reply actions

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Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.

by JAH on Mar 26, 2010 1:47 AM PDT up reply actions

I really want to know what's on that poster on the door.

by katal on Mar 26, 2010 6:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Cameron said it was some sort of procedural move.

He brought up Mike Wilson, who went through the same thing. Removed from 40-man via waivers, outrighted, released, re-signed. Confusing stuff.

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by JonBBT on Mar 26, 2010 12:17 AM PDT reply actions

I saw that, but I don't actually know what that means

by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 26, 2010 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Here's how I understand it, someone that knows more can be free to correct me.

A player can be outrighted to the minors once in his career without him being able to refuse the assignment. After that, the player can either accept the assignment or opt for free agency. If they don’t opt for free agency they need to be let go by the team (either traded or released) within 10 days.

by edddgar on Mar 26, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions

So I take it that means he requested his release from assignment to see if someone else would sign him where he'd have a better shot at making the club, nobody did, so he signed back with us?

by OlSalty on Mar 26, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions

We outrighted him to AAA in February

So, as I understand it, this was his second outright to the minors which means that we had no choice to release or trade him. I think the spirit of the rule is to attempt to take away some of the indentured servitude of players out of options and give them an opportunity to jump on with a team that offers a better chance at the majors, but in situations like this I think there was mutual interest in continuing the relationship and was a planned release and re-sign to meet Major League rules.

by edddgar on Mar 26, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs