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Mariners Blog

November 20, 2008

M's lose O'Flaherty amid roster moves

Posted at 3:04 pm by By Kirby Arnold

Eric O'Flaherty, who won the Mariners' left-handed relief specialty job out of spring training but didn't make it through the first month of the season, is out of the organization.

Caught in the roster juggling as the Mariners prepare for an offseason of movement, O'Flaherty was claimed off waivers today by the Atlanta Braves. The Braves, obviously, are hoping to get what O'Flaherty gave the Mariners in 2007 (a 7-1 record while holding lefties to a .183 batting aversge) and not what happened in 2008 (0-1, 20.25 ERA and a .500 average by lefties).

O'Flaherty, a Walla Walla native drafted in the sixth round in 2003, was sent to Class AA West Tennessee on April 14, then up to AAA Tacoma before landing on the disabled list in June with a back injury that sidelined him the rest of the season.

The Mariners added right-handed pitchers Stephen Kahn, Gabby Hernandez and Marwin Vega to the 40-man roster, while right-handers Luis Munoz and Tracy Thorpe cleared waivers and were outrighted to the minor leagues.

The moves leave the Mariners with 37 on the 40-man roster.

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