Mariners Insider - Norton goes to Atlanta

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Posted by Dale Phelps @ 12:00:00 pm

The Mariners traded Greg Norton to the Braves today. The team release:

MARINERS TRADE INF GREG NORTON TO ATLANTA FOR PLAYER TO BE NAMED LATER

Norton was designated for assignment on April 30.

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi announced today that infielder Greg Norton has been traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Norton was designated for assignment on April 30 when Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien were recalled to the Major League roster. Seattle had 10 days to trade, release or assign Norton outright to the minors.

Norton, 35, was signed by Seattle as a minor league free agent on Feb. 13, 2008. He hit .438 (7x16) in 6 games with Seattle this year. Norton began this season with Tacoma where he was hitting .409 (9x22) with 2 doubles and 3 RBI in 7 games with the Rainiers. He’s a career .253 hitter with 114 doubles, 82 HR and 300 RBI in 12 seasons (901 Major League games) with the White Sox (1996-2000), Colorado (2001-2003), Detroit (2004), Tampa Bay (2006-2007) & Seattle (2008).

For more information, please contact the Seattle Mariners baseball information department at (206) 346-4000. More information on Seattle’s roster is also available online at www.Mariners.com or www.losmarineros.com.</blockquote>

Categories: Roster moves • 2 comments

COMMENTS:

Comment by snydro22 @ 16:24 - Monday, May 5th, 2008

Boo!

Comment by moo @ 17:17 - Monday, May 5th, 2008

Bill Bavasi is an idiot.

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