Jason Vargas News

The White Sox and free-agent reliever J.J. Putz have agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract, according to Noah Coslov from MLB.com . Putz pitched just 29 innings last season for the Mets, who acquired him from the Mariners winter with reliever Sean Green in a three-team trade with Indians for Aaron Heilman , Endy Chavez and Jason Vargas, as well ...

A year ago, Jack Zduriencik flew to the winter meetings with Seattle Mariners fans and every other general manager in Major League Baseball wondering what he planned to do about a team that had lost 101 games.

Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik still has plenty of work to do before spring training starts next week.

This is a July 26, 2009, file photo showing Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore rounding the bases after hitting a solo home run on a pitch from Seattle Mariners' Jason Vargas during the first inning of a baseball game in Seattle.

This July 26, 2009, file photo shows Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore rounding the bases after hitting a solo home run on a pitch from Seattle Mariners' Jason Vargas during the first inning of a baseball game in Seattle.

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Trade Brandon Morrow to Milwaukee for J.J. Hardy. Trade Jose Lopez, Mark Lowe, and Jason Vargas to Chicago for John Danks.

Brandon Morrow got pulled with two on and two out in the sixth and Jason Vargas came on and got the strikeout to keep it a 3-0 game, the White Sox still leading.

It's now 6-1 for the Rangers in the seventh inning after Doug Fister was chased from the game in the fifth.

No, this isn't a sign Mike Sweeney is headed to the Japanese League next season.

ANAHEIM, Calif. You may have read this before, but Brandon Morrow will slide into Luke French's spot in Seattle's starting rotation for the rest of the season, beginning Friday night against Texas.

Less than three weeks ago, the Tacoma Rainiers appeared to be playing for nothing more than a feel-good finish to the season and second place in the Pacific Coast League Pacific North Division.

Today brings a playoff-race game to the Pacific Northwest...in Tacoma. It's the Rainiers vs.

The Tacoma Rainiers aren't the only Pacific Coast League team eyeing the division title.

Not a bad time for Doug Fister to throw 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball against one of the more feared offenses in baseball.

The Seattle Mariners have activated Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre from the 15-day disabled list.

PORTLAND With 11 games remaining in the season and an ever narrowing gap between Tacoma and first place, the Rainiers may have found the key to igniting their postseason push.

FRESNO, Calif. The Tacoma Rainiers opened up a crucial nine-game road trip with one of their best-played games in months, resulting in a 2-0 Pacific Coast League victory over the Fresno Grizzlies.

It's unusual that a performance from a short-season team is the leading highlight from the Giants ' farm system, but a combined no-hitter by starter Craig Westcott and relievers Brandon Graves and Wilbur Bucardo certainly seems worthy.

You'd have thought they might bring Brandon Morrow up from Tacoma. Or keep Jason Vargas in the rotation.