The Mariners passed utilityman Samad Taylor through waivers and assigned him outright to Triple-A Tacoma. Read more at MLB ...

The Mariners acquired Blake Hunt from the Orioles, with Samad Taylor designated for assignment. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors ...

According to the team, the Seattle Mariners have designated second baseman Samad Taylor for assignment. This transaction opened a roster spot for catcher Blake Hunt who the team acquired on Wednesday.

Taylor’s 11.4% walk rate and hefty 50 stolen bases are both plenty appealing, but he posted bottom-of-the-scale batted-ball metrics: an 86.1 mph average exit velocity and 26.6% hard-hit rate in ...