Marlins sent OF Kevin Mattison outright to Triple-A New Orleans.
Mattison was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Sam Dyson, but he cleared waivers and will remain in the organization. The 27-year-old has been given an invitation to spring training.
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Marlins designated OF Kevin Mattison for assignment.
The move makes room for the newly-claimed Sam Dyson on the 40-man roster. Mattison, 27, batted .241/.310/.394 with 13 homers and a .704 OPS in 121 games last season at the Triple-A level. He could pass through waivers unclaimed.
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Marlins claimed RHP Sam Dyson off waivers from the Blue Jays.
Dyson was designated for assignment last week after posting a 3.04 ERA and 38/20 K/BB ratio over 74 innings last season between High-A and Double-A. The sinkerballer could turn out to be a useful middle reliever.
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Javier Vazquez will undergo right knee surgery on Wednesday.
It’s not a major procedure, as he’s having his meniscus repaired and should be throwing at 100 percent again in two to three weeks. Jim Bowden of ESPN.com and MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM hears that Vazquez has drawn interest from seven teams this offseason following positive reports in winter ball, but he has yet to make up his mind about a possible comeback in MLB.
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Marlins signed RHP Chad Qualls to a minor league contract.
The deal includes an invitation to spring training. The 34-year-old reliever posted a disappointing 5.33 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 27/14 K/BB ratio over 52 1/3 innings for three different teams in 2012. He’ll compete for a middle relief role with the Marlins.
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Marlins signed OF Pat White to a minor league contract.
The former Miami Dolphin is giving baseball a try again. White was selected in the MLB Draft out of high school in 2004 and on three different occasions while he was a quarterback at West Virginia. He also appeared in the instructional league with the Royals after they signed him in 2010, but he’s yet to play in an official professional baseball game. Slated to turn 27 next month, it’s obviously a longshot that White will ever have an impact at the big league level.
Marlins signed RHP Mitch Talbot to a minor league contract.
We’re assuming he’ll also get an invite to major league spring training. Talbot pitched with the Samsung Lions of the Korean Baseball Organization last season and posted a 3.97 ERA over 138 innings. He has a 5.30 ERA over 41 starts and two relief appearances in the majors between the Indians and Rays.
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Marlins signed RHP Kevin Slowey to a minor league contract.
The deal presumably includes a spring training invite, where he could be in the mix for the fifth spot in the starting rotation. Slowey posted a 5.14 ERA and 34/13 K/BB ratio over 49 innings with the Indians’ Triple-A affiliate in 2012 and missed a large chunk of the season with a stress fracture in his rib cage. The 28-year-old has a 4.66 ERA over five seasons in the majors.
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Marlins signed INF/OF Matt Downs to a minor league contract.
He’ll receive an invitation to spring training. Downs batted .241/.303/.448 with 18 homers over the last two seasons with the Astros while playing six different positions. The 28-year-old’s best chance at playing time with the Marlins will probably be at second base, where the club is currently slated to go with Donovan Solano. He could also wind up seeing ample time at third if Placido Polanco’s back acts up again.
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Marlins avoided arbitration with RHP Ryan Webb by agreeing to a one-year, $975,000 contract.
He can earn an additional $10,000 if he appears in 67 games. Webb, who was arbitration-eligible for the first time, has posted a 3.45 ERA over three and a half big league seasons.