Darrin Beene is entering his seventh year at The News Tribune, having covered the Tacoma Rainiers in 2005 and Major League Baseball for two years before that. Beene, a former assistant sports editor at The News Tribune, also worked for the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times. He lives in the South Sound with his wife and two children.
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The Seattle Mariners announced today that the Florida Marlins have claimed outfielder Joe Borchard off waivers.
The Mariners had designated Borchard for assignment on April 23.
Borchard, 27, appeared in six games with Seattle this season, including making two starts in center field. He hit .222 in nine at-bats. Borchard spent most of the 2005 season with Triple-A Charlotte, where he tied for second in the International League with 29 home runs.
Borchard was acquired from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for left-handed pitcher Matt Thornton on March 20, 2006.
By losing outfielder Joe Borchard on waivers, the Mariners wind up getting nothing in the trade with the Chicago White Sox when they gave up pitcher Matt Thornton.
Then again, maybe the Mariners should scratch the White Sox off their list of teams to trade with. Think back to another time the teams traded, back in June of 2004. The Mariners gave Chicago pitcher Freddy Garcia and catcher Ben Davis while receiving catcher Miguel Olivio (since traded away), center fielder Jeremy Reed and shortstop Mike Morse.
Ouch.
