The Mariners announced theyve designated right-hander for a signment. The move opens a spot in the bullpen for southpaw , who is back from the 15-day injured list. Baumman is out of options, so Seattle couldnt send him down without taking him off the 40-man roster. Seattle acquired Baumann from the Orioles for Triple-A catcher a couple months ago. The Os had designated him for a signment despite a decent 3.44 earned run average at the time, projecting his middling strikeout and walk profile to lead to regre sion. That William Contreras Jersey has been the case in Seattle, as Baumann allowed 11 runs acro s 16 1/3 innings. He punched out 16 against eight walks while surrendering four home runs. Between the two teams, the former third-round pick now carries a 4.41 ERA over 34 2/3 innings. His 20.8% strikeout percentage, 11% walk rate and 1.56 homers per nine are all on the wrong side of league average. Baumann was a solid piece of Baltimores middle relief corps a year ago. The Jacksonville product worked to a 3.76 ERA with an average 22.3% strikeout percentage while logging 64 2/3 innings. This season hasnt gone to plan, but he hasnt lost any velocity off a fastball that sits north of 96 MPH. Seattle has five days to try to trade Baumann. If they dont find a taker, theyll place him on waivers. Any claiming team would need to install him directly into the big league bullpen. Baumann has never cleared outright waivers and has le s than three years of MLB service, so he wouldnt have the ability to decline an outright a signment if he goes unclaimed. J.c. Mejia Jersey