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Breaking News: Mariners release Richie Sexson
The anticipated purging of the Mariners roster has begun, as they today placed Erik Bedard on the 15 day DL and released struggling first baseman Richie Sexson.
Sexson, a career .261/305/937 hitter, suffered a serious shoulder injury in 2004 while with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Following the '04 season, Sexson signed a free agent deal with the M's, and in his first two years played well, averaging .265/34/114. The past year and a half has been a disappointment, to say the least, with a .205/21/63 season in 2007, and a .218/11/30 mark so far this year.
The Mariners are responsible for the remaining seven million owed Sexson on his contract, whichever team signs him will do so for a pro-rated amount of the minimum $405,000, which would come to just under $200,000.
Jose Vidro takes over as the new first baseman, with Tug Hulett recalled to take Sexson's roster spot. Hulett is the son of former ML infielder Tim Hulett.
If you head over to some Mariners blogs they are rejoicing like heck.....