8/31/2008

Look who'll be getting the call (Bumped)

Bumped to second from the top. Just wanted this one to be near the top for a while.

The Tacoma News-Tribune has this short story. Ex-Rattlers will be bolded.
The kids are coming, and when the major league rosters expand on Monday, Mariners minor leaguers will be coming two at a time.

Although a handful of Tacoma players are expected to join Seattle during the next seven to 10 days, only two will join the Mariners in Texas on Monday – left-handed pitcher Justin Thomas and infielder Luis Valbuena.

For Thomas, 24, and Valbuena, 22, this will be their first trip to the big leagues. Valbuena started this season at Double-A West Tennessee.

In the days that follow, the Mariners expect to call up catcher Rob Johnson and pitchers Brandon Morrow, Mark Lowe and Jared Wells.

Thomas and Valbuena were teammates on the 2006 Rattler team. Johnson ('05) was called up at the end of last year and went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in six games. Lowe ('05) is working his way back to the M's.

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