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Paul Millsap Hawks Swingman Jersey . -- The Seattle Mariners hope Chris Young can solidify the back of their rotation until
their staff gets healthy. The 34-year-old right-hander agreed Thursday to a
$1.25 million, one-year contract after Seattle released veteran starters
Randy Wolf and Scott Baker this week. Young can earn an additional $3,475,000 in
roster and performance bonuses and would get the full amount if he makes 28
starts and pitches 180 innings. Young has not pitched in the majors since 2012,
but Seattle is taking a chance he can be a serviceable starter behind
Felix Hernandez, Erasmo Ramirez and James Paxton until Hisashi Iwakuma and
Taijuan Walker return from injuries. Young allowed four earned runs over 10 1-3
innings in two spring training starts with Washington, which released him
Tuesday. At 6-foot-10, Young is tied for the second-tallest player in major
league history. The Princeton graduate spent last season in the Nationals minor
league system as he struggled with troubles in his pitching shoulder, and he was
1-2 with a 7.88 ERA in seven starts at Triple-A Syracuse. An All-Star in 2007,
Young has a 53-43 record and 3.79 ERA in nine major league seasons with Texas
(2004-05), San Diego (2006-10) and the New York Mets (2011-12). Young would get
$125,000 bonuses for 30 and 60 days on the active roster and $75,000 for 45. He
can earn $150,000 each for 60, 80, 90, 110 and 125 innings; $200,000 apiece for
140 and 155; and $250,000 each for 170 and 180. He also would get $150,000 each
for 12, 15, 18 and 20 starts; $200,000 apiece for 22 and 24; and $250,000 each
for 26 and 28. Seattle believed it had the veteran it wanted in the rotation
with Wolf. But he declined to sign a 45-day advanced consent waiver earlier this
week and instead asked for his release. The waiver would have allowed Seattle to
pay him only a prorated portion of his contract if he was released within the
first 45 days of the regular season. Iwakuma (finger) and Walker (shoulder) are
not expected to be available to join the Mariners rotation until mid- to
late-April at the earliest. Left-handed reliever Bobby LaFromboise was
designated for assignment to clear a spot for Young on the 40-man roster.
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page. Strasburg struck out 11 in seven innings Wednesday night and the Nationals
kept the Philadelphia Phillies bats quiet yet again in an 8-4, rain-interrupted
win.
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756 yards and a career-low 3. DENVER -- Jordan Lyles couldnt locate his
fastball. He had no trouble picking up heaters from Felipe Paulino or
Daniel Webb, though. Relying on sinkers and sliders, Lyles pitched effectively
into the seventh inning in his Coors Field debut for the Rockies. He also added
a career-best three hits and drove in two runs during Colorados 8-1 win over the
Chicago White Sox on Monday night. "It was the Brandon Lyles show tonight,"
Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez each
homered and made a spectacular defensive play for the Rockies, who beat the
White Sox for the second time in six tries in Denver. Lyles (2-0) was headed for
Triple-A when Tyler Chatwood pulled a hamstring running the bases in his last
start of spring training. Not only did Lyles show resiliency when he didnt have
his best stuff Monday, but he flashed athleticism in the field, prowess at the
plate and modesty afterward. "Somehow the ball found the bat and the bat hit the
ball and guys werent there," he said. Lyles added a nifty play in the field when
he charged Paulinos bunt and spun around to throw a strike to Tulowitzki,
starting an inning-ending double play in the third. Lyles scattered five hits,
walked two and struck out four in 6 2-3 innings. He left after giving up
Alexei Ramirezs RBI double and then walking Tyler Flowers in the seventh.
Right-hander Adam Ottavino came in and struck out Dayan Viciedo. Lyles usually
relies on a two-seam fastball with good movement. But on this night, he had to
rely more on his breaking pitches and changeups. "Actually, fastball location
wasnt there tonight for the most part," Lyles said. "I really wanted to spin it
and for the most part, it was pretty good." Lyles joined the Rockies from
Houston in a trade for Dexter Fowler last winter. While with the Astros, hee
made just one appearance at Coors Field, receiving a five-inning no-decision on
May 28, 2012, when he had a single in two at-bats and scored a run.
Wesley Matthews Mavericks Jersey. The last Colorado pitcher to go 3 for 3 was lefty Brian Bohanon against the Dodgers on
July 20, 2001. Paulino (0-1) allowed six earned runs on nine hits and four walks
in 4 1-3 innings in his return to Coors Field, where he pitched for the Rockies
in 2011 before being plagued by arm troubles the last two years. "They got me
today," Paulino said. "Even the pitcher." Tulowitzki led off the sixth with his
first homer of the season, one that barely cleared the wall. "I knew it had a
chance, but I wasnt sure," he said. Gonzalezs homer, his third of the year, was
a line-drive shot to right in the first inning. "Ive been on deck for a lot of
his home runs, obviously, and that one got out quicker than any one that Ive
ever seen," Tulowitzki said. Lyles helped his own cause with a double into
left-centre an inning later that scored D.J. LeMahieu from first base for a 2-0
lead. The Rockies loaded the bases in the third, when Wilin Rosario bounced an
infield single off Paulino to make it 3-0, and in the fifth, when LeMahieus
single just over the glove of second baseman Marcus Semien made it 4-0 and
chased Paulino. Lyles, who singled leading off the fourth, greeted Webb with a
line-drive RBI single up the middle to make it 5-0, and Charlie Blackmon
followed with a sacrifice fly. "At one point their pitcher is outhitting us,"
Chicago manager Robin Ventura lamented. "Thats never a good sign. We need to be
a lot better than that." NOTES: This marked Chicagos first night game of the
season. ... Before the game, the Rockies activated LHP Boone Logan from the
15-day DL and optioned OF Corey Dickerson to Triple-A Colorado Springs.
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