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Mariners Blog

April 25, 2008

From the land of tweaks, pulls and strains

Posted at 8:06 pm by By Kirby Arnold

It's a crisp night at the ballpark, and I don't mean in the pace of the game. This one seems headed for three hours plus.

It's cool, and if you're a penguin that's OK. If you're MIguel Batista, it's not.

Batista just walked off the mound with what's being described as a mild strain of his right groin. If that's what caused his problems in the first inning (two hits, four walks, a wild pitch, three runs), we know why. If that wasn't the reason, then Batista needs to find another Greg Maddux secret (maybe it's pitching in warm Southern California).

These muscle tweaks have become way too common around here. Erik Bedard has a bad hip (although he's scheduled to start tonight), Carlos Silva a sore thigh (won't miss a start) and now Batista. We'll learn more about Batista's status when he is examined again today.

Most of the pregame talk today centered around the three-year contract extension for catcher Kenji Johjima (worth $24 million, according to the Associated Press). Actually, most of the talk was about what this now means to Jeff Clement, the catching prospect who's tearing the cover off the ball at Class AAA Tacoma.

With Johjima locked in through 2011, it seems Clement's future with the Mariners is at another position. Despite an obvious need for a run-producer in this struggling offense, GM Bill Bavasi said Clement will remain with Tacoma and the M's will hope their scuffling hitters will get healthy and get on the stick.

My two cents: It's still too early to give up on guys like Brad Wilkerson and Jose Vidro, but I'd be surprised if another month goes by and Clement isn't called up.

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