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The Mariners have agreed to a minor league pact with corner infielder , . Vosler is represented by All Bases Covered Sports Management. The 30-year-old Vosler has appeared in parts of three big league seasons between the Giants and, in 2023, the Reds. He logged 20 games and tallied 65 plate appearances in Cincinnati last year, getting out to a blistering start before quickly fading. Vosler belted three homers in his first 15 trips to the plate but managed just a .106/.160/.128 slash with 20 strikeouts in 50 subsequent plate appearances. The Reds designated him for a signment in late April and outrighted him Triple- Bernie Parent Jersey A Louisville after he went unclaimed on waivers. Vosler spent the remainder of the season in Louisville, where he batted .240/.333/.482 with 20 home runs in 363 plate appearances. The production was right in line with league-average levels in the International League, by measure of wRC+ (99). It was also rather closely in line with Voslers career output at that level; in parts of five seasons and in 1747 plate appearances in Triple-A, Vosler is a .265/.342/.485 batter. While Vosler has been primarily a third baseman in his profe sional career (5303 innings), hes logged more than 1400 innings at first base and just shy of 200 in left field. Hes a left-handed hitter and will give the Mariners some lefty depth at positions where theyre lacking in that regard. Right-handed hitters (third base), (both corners) and (first base) are among the organizations upper-level corner options, but the team lacks many lefty hitters of note at the infield corners. Heading into the 2024 season, it seems like the Mariners will roll out a platoon of right-handed-hitting and lefty at the hot corner. Urias has been slowed in camp by some shoulder sorene s dating back to his offseason stint in the Mexican Winter League, but he recently made his Cactus League debut and should have time to ramp up for the year, barring any further setbacks. Mark Kastelic Jersey |
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