Getty Images The Mariners have added a touch of gray to their otherwise-under-30 starting rotation depth chart.
According to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, Seattle agreed to a minor league contract on Sunday evening with veteran righty Kevin Millwood.
The deal comes with an invitation to spring training, where Millwood will get a legitimate chance at claiming a spot as the club’s third, fourth or fifth starter. (It gets kind of murky there beyond Felix Hernandez and Jason Vargas).
Millwood, 37, posted a surprising 3.98 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in nine starts for the Rockies last season, issuing only eight walks in 54 1/3 innings. He’ll challenge Japanese right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma and youngsters Blake Beavan, Hector Noesi and Charlie Furbush down in Mariners camp.
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- p1nick - Jan 22, 2012 at 7:15 PM
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Heh…furbush…
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- b7p19 - Jan 22, 2012 at 7:34 PM
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Wait, what happened to Heyman at CNNSI?
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- matthewtrueblood - Jan 22, 2012 at 7:39 PM
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@b7p9 Hilarious!
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- dondada10 - Jan 22, 2012 at 9:18 PM
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The headline says Millwood but the photo is of Will Ferrell.
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- Kyle - Jan 23, 2012 at 12:32 AM
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Milk was a bad choice…
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- Francisco (FC) - Jan 23, 2012 at 9:30 AM
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I thought that was an 80′s shot of Tim Robbins?
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- dirkified - Jan 23, 2012 at 11:29 AM
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did Kenny Powers shave?
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- crisisjunky - Jan 23, 2012 at 1:57 AM
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Last stop professionally, and geographically before heading to Japan.
