Mariners pick up Hisashi Iwakuma’s option for 2015
Oct 30, 2014, 2:20 PM | Updated: 2:25 pm
Hisashi Iwakuma had his 2015 option vested by the Mariners and will make $7 million next season, his fourth with the Mariners. (AP)
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The Mariners announced they have picked up pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma’s option for the 2015 season Thursday.
The move comes as no surprise, as the 33-year-old Iwakuma has been nothing short of a steal for the Mariners since they signed him in 2012.
The Japanese import will make $7 million next season after posting a 15-9 record and 3.52 ERA in 28 starts in 2014. He is 38-20 with a 3.07 ERA in 91 games (77 starts) over three seasons in Seattle. He was an All-Star in 2013 and finished third in the American League Cy Young Award vote when he had a 2.66 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and led A.L. pitchers with a 7.0 WAR.
While Iwakuma will be back for the Mariners, seven players officially became free agents Thursday. They are:
• Left-handed RP Joe Beimel (2.20 ERA in 56 games)
• OF Endy Chavez (.276 average, 22 runs and 23 RBIs in 80 games)
• OF Chris Denorfia (mid-season acquisition from San Diego, .195 average in 32 games)
• OF Franklin Guitierrez (spent season on restricted list for health reasons)
• DH/1B Kendrys Morales (mid-season acquisition from Minnesota, .207 average, seven home runs, 24 RBIs in 59 games)
• C Humberto Quintero (no hits, one RBI in three games)
• Right-handed SP Chris Young (Named Comeback Player of the Year, 12-9 with a 3.65 ERA in 29 starts)
