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Roster Moves: Seattle Mariners make 1st spring training cuts
The Seattle Mariners announced the first cuts to their major league spring training roster Sunday morning.
The Mariners re-assigned right-handed pitchers Tyler Cleveland and Hunter Cranton, left-handed pitcher Peyton Alford and catchers Josh Caron and Connor Charping to minor league camp. Additionally, Seattle released right-handed pitcher Dauris Valdez.
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The moves bring the Mariners down to 69 players in their major league camp, with 29 of those being non-roster invitees.
Cleveland, 25, allowed four walks, no hits and an unearned run while striking out two batters over 1 2/3 innings in two spring training appearances. The 2022 14th-round draft pick appeared in 37 games across two levels of the minors last season, including 36 relief appearances with a 3.38 ERA at High-A Everett.
Cranton, a 24-year-old with potential to be a fast-rising reliever in the M’s system, has not appeared in a game this spring. The Kansas product was a third-round pick by Seattle in 2024 and made nine relief appearances for High-A Modesto last season. Cranton, who ended last season as the M’s No. 30 prospect in MLB Pipeline’s rankings, had a 3.24 ERA over 8 1/3 innings with the Nuts in 2024.
Alford, 27, made two relief appearances this spring and allowed three runs on two hits and three walks while striking out two over 1 1/3 innings. The left-hander made 43 relief appearances for Double-A Arkansas last season, posting an 8-2 record with a 2.20 ERA and seven saves over 57 1/3 innings.
Caron, 21, went 0-for-3 with a walk over four games this spring. The 2024 fourth-round pick slashed .277/.352/.383 with two doubles, one home run and 10 RBIs in 13 games with High-A Modesto last season. He was the 24th-ranked M’s prospect at the end of last year.
Charping, 25, went 0-for-2 over two spring training games. In 67 games between Modesto and Everett last season, he slashed .276/.408/.364 with 13 doubles, two triples, one home run and 33 RBIs.
Valdez, 29, allowed three runs on one hit, four walks and hit a batter over two-thirds of an inning in two appearances this spring. Valdez’s last minor league season was in 2022 as a member of the Double-A Knoxville Smokies in the Chicago Cubs’ organization.
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