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Former Toronto Blue Jays second baseman has been placed on waivers
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The Seattle Mariners announced yesterday that they have decided to DFA former Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Samad Taylor.
Taylor is the second former Blue Jay to be DFA'd by the Seattle Mariners this week as former catcher Nick Raposo was also DFA'd to make room on their 40 man roster for a newly acquired player.
The Mariner DFA former Blue Jays second baseman Samad Taylor
The Blue Jays acquired Taylor in a trade with the Cleveland Guardians back in 2017 and he stuck around for five years before being traded in 2022 without ever playing a game for them.
The Mariners announced last night they decide to DFA Taylor to make room on their roster for catcher Blake Hunt who they acquired in a trade from the Baltimore Orioles.
Mariners have acquired catcher Blake Hunt ... again, sending cash considerations to the Orioles.
Samad Taylor has been DFA'd to make room for Hunt
Samad Taylor has been DFA'd to make room for Hunt
Welcome back, Blake Hunt
We have acquired C Blake Hunt from the Orioles in exchange for cash considerations.
We have acquired C Blake Hunt from the Orioles in exchange for cash considerations.
Many Mariners fans were surprised to see Taylor let go as he put up solid numbers in Triple-A last season with 11 homeruns and 75 RBIs in 136 games while earning 5 games in the MLB.
Samad Taylor being DFA'd kinda surprises me
The Mariners have cut a lot of players the last few days but for some reason Jhonathan Díaz and Carlos Vargas remain on the roster
The Mariners have cut a lot of players the last few days but for some reason Jhonathan Díaz and Carlos Vargas remain on the roster
Now that Taylor is set to hit waivers, they is a good chance the Mariners decide to either trade him or he will end up getting claimed by another team.
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