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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Consider whatever test pitcher Kevin Appier needed to pass by pitching in the minor leagues aced. Appier, with another strong performance on Wednesday in Colorado Springs, has run his streak to 15 consecutive scoreless innings with the Rainiers.
What does that mean?
Likely, it's a return trip to the majors for Appier when the Mariners need a pitcher.
Appier told me after his last start in Tacoma that he agreed to pitch in the minors for awhile and as long as he had a shot at playing in the majors again. The Mariners, he said, were serious about his comeback bid. So far, Appier, who had an injured calf in spring training, seems healthy and able to pitch, at least against minor leaguers. At some point soon, the Mariners will need to see if Appier can get it done in the majors.
Appier, who has been a starter throughout his career, said he wouldn't object to pitching in relief.
