"The Mariners announced that left-hander Jhonathan Díaz has been outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma, indicating that he cleared waivers. He had been designated for assignment last week when Seattle acquired Cooper Criswell from the Mets. Díaz has the right to elect free agency but the Mariners did not indicate whether or not he would do so. Díaz, 29, has appeared in five big league seasons but with limited action in each one."
"Some websites list Díaz as still having a minor league option but he was optioned for extended stretches throughout the 2022, 2024 and 2025 seasons. Teams are sometimes granted a fourth option on a player but only if they don't have five "full" professional seasons, where a "full" season is defined as 90 active days. Díaz first reached full season ball way back in 2017 and has been fairly active since then, so he shouldn't qualify for a fourth option."
"Regardless of his option status, he was facing a tough path to a rotation gig in Seattle. The Mariners have a strong front five consisting of Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, , Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller. The depth isn't amazing but the M's added Criswell and also have Logan Evans, Emerson Hancock and Blas Castano on the roster. They have added Dane Dunning and Randy Dobnak via minor league deals."
Jhonathan Díaz was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma after clearing waivers following a designation for assignment when Seattle acquired Cooper Criswell. Díaz, 29, has appeared in five major league seasons with limited innings, totaling 46 1/3 career big-league innings and allowing 4.66 earned runs per nine. Some sources list a remaining minor-league option, but extended optioning in 2022, 2024 and 2025 and a first full season in 2017 indicate he likely does not qualify for a fourth option. The Mariners' rotation depth and recent additions made a Seattle rotation spot unlikely. Díaz has shown solid Pacific Coast League numbers over the past three years.
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