Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
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Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
The Seattle Mariners have signed Roberto Petagine to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. I have always liked him and hope he gets a real shot to make the team.
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Re: Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
[ Author: Jingu Bleacher Bum | Posted: Feb 22, 2006 8:48 AM
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Wow, to think that I might get to see him play in two different countries is pretty cool, if I can manage to get back home to Seattle for vacation. I remember seeing him hit some monster home runs at Jingu Stadium.
Re: Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
[ Author: BigManZam | Posted: Feb 22, 2006 9:15 AM
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Rock! Now I get to see Ichiro, Johjima, and hopefully Petagine.
Re: Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
[ Author: Something Lions | Posted: Feb 22, 2006 11:04 AM
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Who's the Mariners' DH? Petagine might get a chance if some injury bugs hit Seattle.
Re: Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
Re: Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Feb 23, 2006 3:18 AM
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- Carl Everett or Raul Ibanez.
Everett is a little injury prone but he is great in all aspects of hitting the ball and a real veteran. Ibanez is good, too. I doubt if Petagine will get a lot of playing time, if any at all, as long as Everett is healthy.
Everett is a little injury prone but he is great in all aspects of hitting the ball and a real veteran. Ibanez is good, too. I doubt if Petagine will get a lot of playing time, if any at all, as long as Everett is healthy.
Re: Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
[ Author: Deanna | Posted: Feb 23, 2006 10:37 AM
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I think it's one of the best signings the Mariners made during this off-season, honestly. Either his bat will be huge for the Tacoma Rainiers this year, or he'll be a valuable lefty bench guy for the Mariners. There's just no downside here; if neither of those come to pass, then it's still just a minor league contract. I hope Peta makes the team, though.
(Would it be mean to say that I hope Carl Everett gets injured? Heh.)
(Would it be mean to say that I hope Carl Everett gets injured? Heh.)
Re: Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
[ Author: The Great Oni | Posted: Feb 24, 2006 4:30 PM
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As a Mariners fan it's not mean at all. For a DH he performed well below average last year. He'll only hit against righties, and he's got a reputation as a locker room cancer. It was a bad signing, especially with his above mentioned injury proneness. Peta, even if he never sees one at bat in the Majors this season, is a better signing.
Re: Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
[ Author: Guest: JOE KALESNIK | Posted: Feb 25, 2006 6:01 AM
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I agree. He did well with the Red Sox farm club. Then when he was called up, he started out good but then faded like a wax job on a car. He also told the Red Sox to give him a MLB contract or release him, this was during the pennant chase in the last few weeks of the season. They cut him like a fish line.
His wife seems to talk for him a lot. Papi Ortiz was a little mad about some comments Roberto made to Spanish TV about "conditions of the Red Sox team."
But it's a minor league contract, and that AAA league is not as strong as the International AAA league. He could very well put up some big, big numbers.
His wife seems to talk for him a lot. Papi Ortiz was a little mad about some comments Roberto made to Spanish TV about "conditions of the Red Sox team."
But it's a minor league contract, and that AAA league is not as strong as the International AAA league. He could very well put up some big, big numbers.
Re: Roberto Petagine Signed to Minor League Contract
[ Author: Guest: Rob | Posted: Jul 16, 2006 12:44 AM
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As an update to this thread, Petagine did make the Mariners out of spring training, but was little used. Unfortunately, he was designated for assignment last week, effectively taking him off the Mariners' 40 man roster.
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