The Seattle Mariners reached into their minor league system for a young starting pitcher today, and came up with 23-year-old Blake Beavan, who will face the Kansas City Royals.
The right-hander was 4-0 with 2.61 earned run average in AAA Tacoma, pitching seven shutout innings in his last Pacific Coast League start. To make room for him on the 25-man roster, right-handed reliever Steve Delabar was optioned to the Rainiers.
Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/mariners/2012/07/17/blake-beavan-returns-delabar-sent-to-tacoma/
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