Mariners Sign Cole Tucker To Minors Contrac

The Mariners have signed utiltyman to a minor league deal, USA Todays Bob Albert Belle Jersey Nightengale reports ( ). The contract contains an invitation to Seattles big league Spring Training camp. Tucker also signed a minors deal with the Rockies last winter, though it didnt lead to much time in the majors. His contract wasnt selected to the active roster until August, and Tucker appeared in only five MLB games amidst twice being designated for a signment and then outrighted off the 40-man roster. At seasons end, Tucker had the ability to elect minor league free agency and hit the open market once more. Picked 24th overall in the 2014 draft, Tucker showed flashes of that high draft pedigree during his time in the Pirates farm system, but he has a modest .250/.350/.382 slash line over 1107 career plate appearances at the Triple-A level. The Pirates gave him multiple looks in the majors, but Tucker has struggled to a .216/.266/.318 slash over 479 PA against MLB pitching. Pittsburgh DFAed Tucker during the 2022 season and he was claimed off waivers by the Diamondbacks, though the Phoenix native didnt receive any time at the big league level with his hometown team. Tucker was drafted as a shortstop but has moved into more of a multi-positional role in an effort to increase his value of catching onto another big league roster. Between this positional versatility and a switch-hitting approach, Tucker fits the profile of a useful bench piece if he can get any consistency going at the plate. The Mariners have , , and already lined up for roster spots, so while Tucker may face an uphill battle in winning a job in Spring Training, he could be a good depth piece for Triple-A if he agrees to remain in Seattles organization. Trevor Stephan Jersey