Boy, is this late...

Been trying to play catch-up all day, but I want to get this out there

Moyer traded to Phillies

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jamie Moyer had the team's permission to return home Saturday to attend a family event.

The Mariners, however, needed Moyer's permission to send him out of Seattle.

They got it on Saturday, trading Moyer to the Philadelphia Phillies for two right-handed pitching prospects currently at the Class A level. The Associated Press also reported the Mariners included cash in the deal.

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Seattle acquired Andrew Baldwin and Andrew Barb in the trade.

Baldwin projects to be a starting pitcher and is currently at Clearwater, Fla., the Phillies' highest Class A team. The 23-year-old was a fifth-round draft pick in 2004. Barb, 21, resides in Redmond and is with the Phillies' lower Class A club in Lakewood, N.J. He attended Everett Community College.

Click on the names below to go to the complete stats for Baldwin & Barb, but here are the main stats on the new Mariner farm hands in case they might wind up in Wisconsin to end the season.

I wrote the above paragraph before I plugged Barb's name into the search engine on MILB.com. They already have him on the Rattler roster. If you put Baldwin's name in the same search engine, they have him on Inland Empire's roster. I'm pretty sure that isn't official.

Andrew Baldwin: 27 games, 20 starts, 8-8, 4.07ERA

Andrew Barb: 38 games (all in relief), 6-2, 2.23ERA, 18 saves

That may be more likely with Nick Allen going out in the third inning today. I asked Nick if he was okay after the game today and he said, "I hope so." Here's to hoping.