Desperate Dipoto may go Bass fishing

[rockycola]

A few years back the Mariners made a trade.

November 16, 2015: The Texas Rangers traded Leonys Martin and Anthony Bass to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later, James Jones and Tom Wilhelmsen. The Seattle Mariners sent Patrick Kivlehan (December 2, 2015) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

Seven weeks later,

January 7, 2016: Anthony Bass released by the Seattle Mariners.

Bass immediately signed with the Japan Ham Fighters where he pitched in 2016. My impression was that he did not want to be here and wished to pursue his career as a Ham.

M's are "expected" to sign him. The righty has bounced around a lot and was pitching very well for the Reds AAA team but has exercised an out clause.

Let the churning of the roster continue.....................

By Jeff Todd | May 21, 2019 at 8:55am CDT

The Mariners are “expected” to secure a deal with righty Anthony Bass, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com (Twitter link). The 31-year-old had been pitching in the Reds organization but is said to have triggered an opt-out clause.

Bass has seen sporadic MLB action in parts of seven seasons, compiling a 4.51 ERA in 299 1/3 total frames. He performed well last year in a 16-appearance stint with the Cubs but settled for a minors deal with the Reds.
After failing to win a MLB job in camp, Bass ended up at Triple-A Louisville to open the current campaign. Through 20 1/3 innings, he owns a 2.21 ERA with 19 strikeouts against six walks and 13 hits.

Whether the Mariners will bring Bass onto the MLB roster as part of the arrangement isn’t yet clear. Regardless, he seems well positioned to get a shot with a bullpen that has already hosted quite a few different hurlers at this early stage of the season.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/05/ ... -bass.html

https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... ss--001ant

[DavidGee24]

Bass has been terrible for almost his entire career. The only good thing you can say about him is that he might be better than Mike Wright.

[rockycola]

I'd damn well better like Trout than Bass on the team. Trout could prob pitch better, too.

[rockycola]

Bass was leading all of AAA with 9 saves. Doesn't mean I like him, though. Funny thing is, Cincinnati chose to keep 36 year old Zach Duke on their roster (yes, that Zach Duke of 2018 Mariner shame). He currently boasts a 6.32 ERA, but, hey, he's a lefty.

[Hy Feiber]

I'd damn well better like Trout than Bass on the team. Trout could prob pitch better, too.

I liked Mike Carp and Tim Salmon!

Though Carp floundered here.

But in all seriousness, doesn’t this Bass seem fishy to you?

[bpj]

I guess if he signs here that would make him a.. Sea-Bass..

https://youtu.be/RsxaDJAszjs

Kick his ass SeaBass!

[rockycola]

I guess if he signs here that would make him a.. Sea-Bass..

https://youtu.be/RsxaDJAszjs

Kick his ass SeaBass!

Quite right you are. Like most (all?) of Dipitydooda's recent pitching catches he'll probably flounder............

[rockycola]

I'd damn well better like Trout than Bass on the team. Trout could prob pitch better, too.

I liked Mike Carp and Tim Salmon!

Though Carp floundered here.

But in all seriousness, doesn’t this Bass seem fishy to you?

It's offisshushly officiously ofish-all now:

BASS REELED IN - GARTON THROWN BACK!!!

By Steve Adams | May 21, 2019 at 3:37pm CDT

The Mariners announced Tuesday that they’ve designated right-hander Ryan Garton for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to right-hander Anthony Bass, whose previously reported Major League deal with the team has now been formally announced.

Garton, 29, joined the club just last week and has appeared in only two games since that promotion, during which time he’s allowed four runs on four hits and a walk with one strikeout in three innings of work. He’s been with the Mariners before, back in 2017, when he logged a 1.54 ERA in 11 2/3 frames. Garton has a 4.90 ERA with 7.0 K/9 against 2.5 BB/9 in 64 1/3 innings of work and owns a career 3.09 ERA and 10.6 K/9 in 145 2/3 innings at the Triple-A level. The Mariners will have a week to trade Garton or pass him through outright waivers. He’s been outrighted in the past, so he’d have the option of declining an outright assignment in favor of free agency.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/05/ ... -bass.html

[Hy Feiber]

I'd damn well better like Trout than Bass on the team. Trout could prob pitch better, too.

I liked Mike Carp and Tim Salmon!

Though Carp floundered here.

But in all seriousness, doesn’t this Bass seem fishy to you?

It's offisshushly officiously ofish-all now:

BASS REELED IN - GARTON THROWN BACK!!!

By Steve Adams | May 21, 2019 at 3:37pm CDT

The Mariners announced Tuesday that they’ve designated right-hander Ryan Garton for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to right-hander Anthony Bass, whose previously reported Major League deal with the team has now been formally announced.

Garton, 29, joined the club just last week and has appeared in only two games since that promotion, during which time he’s allowed four runs on four hits and a walk with one strikeout in three innings of work. He’s been with the Mariners before, back in 2017, when he logged a 1.54 ERA in 11 2/3 frames. Garton has a 4.90 ERA with 7.0 K/9 against 2.5 BB/9 in 64 1/3 innings of work and owns a career 3.09 ERA and 10.6 K/9 in 145 2/3 innings at the Triple-A level. The Mariners will have a week to trade Garton or pass him through outright waivers. He’s been outrighted in the past, so he’d have the option of declining an outright assignment in favor of free agency.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/05/ ... -bass.html

Gol dang, I was just On My Way to buy a Garton jersey, too!