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Mariners send young RHP Matt Brash to Triple-A, move to 'pen

The Mariners optioned young right-handed starter Matt Brash to Triple-A Tacoma, with the plan to transition him to a bullpen role for the rest of the season

MAY 5, 2022 • Associated Press

Sidelined with elbow tendinitis The Mariners placed Festa on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right elbow tendinitis.

Impact Festa presumably picked up the injury following his most recent relief appearance against the Astros on Tuesday, when he gave up a home run for the third consecutive outing. With 20 punchouts in 12 innings this season, Festa has made bats miss at a prolific rate, but an inability to keep the ball in the yard -- he's allowed five home runs -- has made his ratios toxic (5.25 ERA, 1.42 WHIP).

MAY 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Mixed bag through six appearances Festa, who allowed an unearned run on two hits and a walk while recording two strikeouts over two-thirds of an inning in a win over the Royals on Saturday, has a 5.06 ERA and 1.69...

Impact The right-hander has allowed at least one run in half of his six outings, and he also gave up a pair of home runs in his first appearance of the season against the Twins back on April 10. On a more positive note, Festa has also missed plenty of bats, furnishing an 11:3 K:BB across 5.1 innings. Festa's current big-league tenure is his first since 2019, when he posted a 0-2 record, 5.64 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and three holds while also being charged with a pair of blown saves for the Mariners in 20 appearances.

APRIL 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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APRIL 17, 2022 • Associated Press

Makes Opening Day roster The Mariners purchased Festa's contract Thursday and he is on the Opening Day roster.

Impact Festa was reassigned to minor-league camp on March 29, though the team will soon shift Casey Sadler (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list. In turn, that will open a spot on the 40-man roster and in the big-league bullpen for Festa. He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2019, though he managed a 2.95 ERA and 0.95 WHIP with a 31:3 K:BB across 21.1 innings with Triple-A Tacoma in 2021.

APRIL 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE