Randy Messenger News

Teppei Tsuchiya's rags-to-riches story continued on Thursday after the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles center fielder received a 68 million yen raise, lifting his 2010 salary to 120 million yen.

After drifting between the Pacific Coast League and the Major Leagues, Sparks High graduate Randy Messenger has decided to take his game overseas.

Randy Messenger will be back with his former Seattle Mariners battery mate Kenji Jojima as the Hanshin Tigers on Thursday announced the acquisition of the right-handed reliever.

Baseball America has the list here . I see that the strange case of Shawn Estes has come to an end , at least with the Dodgers.

Justin Thomas couldn't sneak through waivers . The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced that they have claimed left-handed pitcher Justin Thomas off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

The offseason 40-man purge has begun, with five names being dropped , LHP Cesar Jimenez, 1B Bryan LaHair, and RHPs Randy Messenger and Marwin Vega, while LHP Justin Thomas was picked up on waivers by the Pirates.

The Mariners created five openings on their 40-man roster on Thursday afternoon.

Felix Hernandez is done for the year, giving up his only two earned runs of the day in the seventh inning.

A prolonged tip of his cap and wave to the fans in the seventh inning Sunday wasn't entirely the end of a dream season for Mariners ace Felix Hernandez.

The Mariners had a shot in this one, but their two biggest bullpen arms couldn't get it done.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Most of the uncertainty surrounding the 2010 Mariners is focused on the pitching rotation, and because of this there hasn't been a whole lot of talk about what the pen is going to look like.

The Mariners' bullpen will be without veteran right-hander Miguel Batista for the entire three-game series against the Rangers.

Mariners first baseman Russell Branyan has played with back pain since spring training, but it may have bitten him once and for all.

How quickly things can change. Russell Branyan, one of the heroes of Friday's win, couldn't step up when his team needed him most and Randy Messenger, making his first appearance in the Majors this season, gave up the deciding blow in the Mariners' 4-3 loss in 11 innings to the Indians on Saturday night at Progressive Field.

The Indians didn't acquire Luis Valbuena from the Mariners over the winter to hit home runs.

The Seattle Mariners selected the contract of pitcher Randy Messenger from Triple-A Tacoma and optioned pitcher Chris Jakubauskas to the minors Saturday.

CLEVELAND Sitting beside one another in a quiet corner of the clubhouse, Russell Branyan sat listening intently to Ken Griffey Jr.

I don't get this move. Why not put him on the DL - it's only 5 days longer before you can get him back, and September call-ups arrive within 10 days.

Josh Fields has progressed through his first pro season with so-so results - a 2-2 record and a 6.48 ERA in 31 relief appearances at Class AA West Tennessee.

No fair guessing where it is . Justin Speier, just released by the Angels yesterday, would love Safeco Field, where his home run problem would be somewhat limited.