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| Mar 27 2024 | Lawrence started Tuesday's exhibition finale against the Padres and allowed two earned runs on three hits, a walk and a wild pitch over five innings. He struck out two. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The right-hander put together a solid showing against a Padres lineup that featured almost all regulars. Lawrence received a spring training invite alongside the minor-league contract he inked back in early February, and he's in his second tour of duty in the Mariners organization after also spending part of 2017 and all of 2018 with Seattle. Lawrence's solid spring notwithstanding (2-1, 3.86 ERA across 16.1 innings), he could be headed to Triple-A Tacoma to open 2024 as organizational depth considering his lack of both past major-league success and a 40-man roster spot. |
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| Oct 26 2023 | Lawrence cleared outright waivers Thursday and elected to become a free agent. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence struggled to a 6.59 ERA in 27.1 innings of relief this season with the Cardinals. The 35-year-old right-hander will likely have to settle for a minor-league contract if he wants to continue his playing career. |
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| Sep 23 2023 | Lawrence (1-0) allowed two walks and struck out one over two scoreless and hitless innings to earn the extra-innings win over the Padres on Saturday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence got the ball in the 10th inning and stayed in for the 11th after the Cardinals pulled ahead. This was just his fourth scoreless appearance in 11 outings since he joined the Cardinals in mid-August, though he has been better in shorter assignments. Lawrence has a mediocre 5.64 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 17:10 K:BB through 22.1 innings while adding four holds. |
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| Aug 15 2023 | St. Louis selected Lawrence's contract from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence has posted an underwhelming 4.76 ERA and 90:31 K:BB in 104 innings this season between the Triple-A affiliates of the Blue Jays and Cardinals. The veteran right-hander will likely operate in a mop-up role. |
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| Nov 9 2022 | Lawrence was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence had a brief stint with the major-league club to close out the regular season but was left off the Blue Jays' wild-card roster. He'll lose his spot on the 40-man roster now that the season is complete. |
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| Oct 7 2022 | Lawrence is not on the Blue Jays' 26-man wild-card roster, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence was called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday for the team's doubleheader with the Orioles, pitching 2.1 innings while allowing one run on three hits and a walk. The 34-year-old was unsurprisingly not chosen for the postseason roster after posting a 7.50 ERA over six appearances in the big leagues this season. |
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| Oct 5 2022 | The Blue Jays recalled Lawrence from Triple-A Buffalo and appointed him as their 29th man for Wednesday's doubleheader with the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Reliever Trevor Richards is scheduled to serve as the Blue Jays' opening pitcher for Game 1, but Lawrence is expected to enter the contest behind him and will likely serve as a bulk reliever for Toronto. Lawrence has made each of his five appearances with Toronto this season out of the bullpen, but he had been a member of the Buffalo rotation prior to his call-up. He closed the Triple-A season by covering at least five innings in six of his final seven outings while generating a 3.90 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 24:2 K:BB across 32.1 frames. |
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| Sep 5 2022 | Lawrence was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence was called up by the Blue Jays on Thursday, but he didn't make any big-league appearances over the last few days. The right-hander will head back to the minors after Julian Merryweather (oblique) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list ahead of the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Orioles. |
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| Sep 1 2022 | Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Toronto on Thursday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence allowed 11 runs in 8.1 innings over a two-appearance stint with Toronto in early July, and he'll rejoin the big club Thursday with rosters expanding to 28 players. The 34-year-old has an 8.04 ERA over 15.2 innings this season but has been better at Triple-A with a 2.76 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 92:17 K:BB across 20 starts. |
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| Jul 8 2022 | Lawrence was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence struggled over two major-league appearances in July, posting an 11.88 ERA and 1.80 WHIP in 8.1 innings. After giving up five runs in 2.2 innings as the primary pitcher Thursday against the Mariners, he'll head back to the minors. It's possible that he rejoins the Blue Jays' bullpen as a multi-inning option out of the bullpen at some point. |
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| Jul 7 2022 | Lawrence worked as the primary pitcher Thursday against Seattle, allowing five runs on seven hits over 2.2 innings. He did not factor in the decision. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Anthony Banda opened the game for Toronto and was charged with two runs while notching just one out. That got him tagged with the loss and allowed Lawrence to escape with a no-decision despite his own ugly performance. Lawrence gave up a run in the second and four in the third before departing having tossed 52 pitches. The right-hander was again strung by the long ball -- he yielded two Thursday and has now served up five homers over his past 12.1 frames. Lawrence has bounced back and forth between Triple-A and the majors this season, and he could be headed back down following Thursday's poor outing. |
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| Jul 6 2022 | Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence was sent down Sunday after he gave up six runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out six in 5.2 relief innings against the Rays on Saturday. However, the right-hander should serve as a multi-inning relief option for Toronto once again after right-hander Trent Thornton was optioned to Triple-A on Wednesday. |
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| Jul 3 2022 | The Blue Jays optioned Lawrence to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence was up with Toronto for just one day after he was designated as the 27th man for Saturday's doubleheader with the Rays. With Kevin Gausman exiting after two innings in his start in Game 1 with an ankle injury, Lawrence was called upon in long relief and was the pitcher of record in Toronto's 6-2 loss. He was charged with six runs -- all earned -- on seven hits and one walk while striking out six over 5.2 innings out of the bullpen. |
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| Jul 2 2022 | Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to serve as the 27th man during Saturday's doubleheader against the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence was sent to the minors in mid-June, but he'll be available to provide length out of the Blue Jays' bullpen during Saturday's twin bill. Over his first three major-league appearances of the year, he's posted a 3.68 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 7.1 innings. |
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| Jun 19 2022 | Lawrence was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence joined the big-league club and pitched four relief innings Friday against the Yankees, and he'll return to the minors in favor of a fresh arm. He's given up three earned runs on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks over 7.1 innings for Toronto this season. |
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| Jun 17 2022 | Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The Blue Jays used several relievers during Thursday's loss to the Orioles, so Lawrence will be available as a long reliever in the big-league bullpen rather than making his scheduled start in Buffalo on Friday. Jeremy Beasley was sent down to make room on the active roster. |
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| Jun 16 2022 | Lawrence is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence was slated to start for the Triple-A club Friday, but he'll instead provide length out of the Blue Jays' bullpen since the team used several relievers during Thursday's blowout loss to the Orioles. The 34-year-old made two relief appearances for Toronto in early May and allowed just one run in 3.1 innings. |
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| May 7 2022 | Lawrence was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence was called up Wednesday, and he pitched 3.1 innings across two appearances allowing one earned run since. The Blue Jays had to drop a player from the active roster after a doubleheader Saturday, and Lawrence will return to the minors as a result. He should contribute to the big-league bullpen again at some point this season. |
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| May 4 2022 | The Blue Jays selected Lawrence's contract from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Lawrence has performed well out of the Buffalo rotation this season, logging a 2.82 ERA and 0.94 WHIP in 22.1 innings over four starts with the affiliate. He'll settle into the bullpen for the Blue Jays, with his addition giving the big club a fresh arm who's capable of providing some length. Infielder Gosuke Katoh was designated for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster for Lawrence. |
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| Jul 13 2018 | Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. | Lawrence has a couple brief stints with the Mariners this season, and has allowed nine runs on eight hits over 10 innings. The 30-year-old has found more success for the Rainiers -- 2.81 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 11 starts -- and seems likely to be used in low-leverage or long-relief situations out of the Mariners' bullpen. |
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| May 7 2018 | Lawrence allowed two earned runs on three hits, a walk and a hit batsman over two innings in a loss to the Angels on Sunday. He recorded two strikeouts. | Making his second appearance since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma last Tuesday, Lawrence surrendered a pair of earned runs for the second time in as many outings. The 30-year-old right-hander has given up a total of nine runs overall during his last three trips to the mound at the big-league level, largely negating what had been a stellar spring (1.80 ERA in six appearances) and a perfect 2.2-inning outing in his first Mariners appearance of the season back on March 31. Despite the struggles, manager Scott Servais figures to utilize Lawrence for the time being whenever he needs multiple innings, although it will likely come in low-leverage situations. |
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| May 1 2018 | Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. | Lawrence will take the roster spot of Erasmo Ramirez (undisclosed), who was sent to the disabled list in a corresponding move. It's unclear if Lawrence will assume a long-relief role with the Mariners -- as he did during his first stint with the big club earlier in the season -- or if he'll be used as a replacement for Ramirez in the rotation. He's started in his past two appearances with the Rainiers. |
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| Apr 10 2018 | Lawrence allowed five earned runs on four hits and two walks over 1.2 innings in a 10-0 loss to the Royals on Monday. He also recorded a strikeout. | The bad version of Lawrence surfaced Monday, one that hadn't really been seen since last season. The 30-year-old had been perfect over 2.2 innings in his one previous 2018 appearance, an outing preceded by a spring in which he generated a 1.80 ERA over six appearances. Lawrence frequently turned in performances similar to Monday's during a washout 2017 with the Blue Jays and Mariners, a season that he finished with a 6.34 ERA and 1.84 WHIP. The hope is the ragged outing versus the Royals proves to be nothing more than an outlier, as opposed to a regression to the mean. |
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| Apr 1 2018 | Lawrence fired 2.2 scoreless innings in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Indians, recording two strikeouts. | He served as a mid-game stabilizer after starter James Paxton was touched up for six earned runs on six hits and four walks over 4.2 innings, racking up eight outs in efficient fashion. The performance was a carryover from Lawrence's impressive spring, one that saw him generate a 1.80 ERA over 15 innings. The 30-year-old projects to serve in a similar long-relief role while on the big-league roster this season, as his 168 career starts at the minor-league level corroborate his ability to pitch extended outings when necessary. |
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| Mar 28 2018 | Lawrence had his contract selected by the Mariners on Wednesday, TJ Cotterill of The Tacoma News Tribune reports. | Lawrence earned a spot in the Mariners' Opening Day bullpen after compiling a 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 17 strikeouts in 15 Cactus League frames. He's expected to operate as a long reliever, and seeing as the Mariners haven't named a fifth at this point, he could step up and claim that role if he impresses out of the bullpen early in the season. |
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| Mar 25 2018 | The Mariners informed Lawrence on Sunday that he made the club's Opening Day roster, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. Seattle is expected to select Lawrence's contract and add him to the 40-man roster before the Thursday deadline. | Lawrence captured a spot as the Mariners' long man out of the bullpen after producing a 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 17 strikeouts over 15 innings during the Cactus League. The Mariners haven't named a fifth starter and won't require one until April 11 against the Royals, so Lawrence could be in the mix for that role if he continues to shine out of the bullpen in the interim. |
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| Mar 19 2018 | Lawrence, a non-roster invitee trying to secure the final bullpen spot, helped his cause by throwing four scoreless innings in which he only two hits and struck out four during a Saturday Cactus League split-squad win over the Athletics. | In the absence of an open rotation spot, the 30-year-old is looked at as a long reliever, the next most-fitting role considering he's proven capable of eating up innings while compiling 168 starts over an extensive minor-league career that dates back to 2010. Lawrence also averaged over two innings per his 27 appearances last season with the Blue Jays and Mariners, the first in which he'd seen any regular-season major-league action. Although he produced an unsightly 6.34 ERA and 1.84 WHIP over 55.3 frames in 2017, he's been dominant over five spring outings, generating an 0.75 ERA across 12 innings. |
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| Sep 16 2017 | Lawrence worked a scoreless eighth inning in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Astros, allowing a hit and two walks while recording two strikeouts. | Lawrence's trademark control issues surfaced again, as he needed 25 pitches to get three outs. He'd encouragingly stayed away from issuing any free passes in his previous pair of appearances, but Friday marked the fourth time in his last seven major-league outings that he'd been guilty of multiple walks. The 29-year-old right-hander is capable of filling a variety of roles on a staff, including starter, but his inability to consistently locate (4.2 BB/9) and propensity for surrendering the long ball (1.9 HR/9) have mostly made him a fantasy liability during his stints with both the Blue Jays and Mariners in 2017. |
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| Aug 21 2017 | Lawrence fired a scoreless ninth inning in Sunday's 3-0 loss to the Rays, issuing two walks and recording a strikeout. | Just recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday, Lawrence had a much better outing than the last two he'd produced for the Mariners before his most recent demotion. The right-hander had surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and a walk over five innings in those appearances, and he's generated an unsightly 6.45 ERA and 1.77 WHIP overall in 44.2 big-league innings with Toronto and Seattle. Given that he's bounced between Triple-A and the majors on multiple occasions, there's no telling how long his current stint may last. |
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| Aug 19 2017 | Lawrence was called up from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. | Lawrence will rejoin the big-league club after being optioned to Tacoma on Tuesday following four innings of relief against the Orioles. During 17 appearances in the majors this season -- split between the Mariners and Toronto -- the right-hander has accumulated a 6.60 ERA and 1.76 WHIP with a 41:16 K:BB. He figures to slide back into a long reliever role moving forward. |
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| Aug 2 2017 | Lawrence (1-3) allowed three earned runs on four hits over 2.1 innings in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Rangers. He struck out three. | Lawrence is now the Mariners' designated long reliever and he produced mixed results Tuesday. The right-hander cruised through his first five batters over the fourth and fifth innings before running into trouble in the sixth, yielding back-to-back singles and then surrendering a 409-foot three-run shot to Joey Gallo. The 29-year-old hasn't exactly displayed a penchant for consistency in his big-league stints this season, so it remains to be seen how long he might be able to hold down his current role. |
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| Jul 30 2017 | Lawrence is expected to see long-relief work for the time being as part of the domino effect of Steve Cishek's recent trade to the Rays, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports. | Manager Scott Servais will apparently turn to Lawrence whenever he needs a multi-inning bullpen option for the time being. Right-hander Emilio Pagan, who's thrived as a long reliever in multiple stints with the big-league club this season, will slide into Cishek's previous high-leverage role in the seventh and eighth innings. |
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| Jul 29 2017 | Lawrence fired a scoreless ninth inning in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Mets, recording a strikeout. | The rookie needed only seven pitches, six of which he threw for strikes, to dispose of Rene Rivera, Michael Conforto and Asdrubal Cabrera. Lawrence has bounced around this season while putting in time with both the Blue Jays and Mariners, but he seemed to be figuring things out in his most recent stint with Triple-A Tacoma. The 29-year-old right-hander has been groomed as a starter with the Rainiers, so he could conceivably take a turn in the rotation as well if necessary. |
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| Jul 28 2017 | Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday. | The 29-year-old will return to the majors after spending roughly a month and a half back with the Rainiers. During that time in Tacoma, Lawrence took strides in his development as a starter, posting a 3.48 ERA while walking just nine batters in seven starts (44 innings pitched). He only has long-relief appearances to his name with Seattle, but this encouraging stretch of starts in the minors could help him land a rotation spot to replace Andrew Moore, who was optioned in a corresponding move. |
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| Jul 4 2017 | Lawrence, who was sent back to Triple-A Tacoma on June 14, is using his major-league experiences from earlier this season to improve as a pitcher, Terrence Holmes of The News Tribune reports. "He's been a really good starter for a number of years," Tacoma manager Pat Listach said. "When you do go to the big leagues and you get the confidence that you are a big leaguer, you're just in Triple-A - it means something. You are hungry to get back so you have a little more incentive because you already been there and got a taste of it." | The 29-year-old right-hander has given up seven earned runs over the 25.2 innings encompassing his four appearances with the Rainiers since returning from his Mariners stint, with his most recent outing a complete-game shutout of Albuquerque on Monday in which he scattered seven hits. Lawrence also had a no-hitter through six innings in a June 18 start against Salt Lake before being pulled in that game, so he's certainly shown stretches of dominance. Lawrence credits his time with the Mariners this season -- which has consisted of 17.1 innings across six appearances -- with helping him "learn more about [himself]" and then put those things into practice with Tacoma. Given his strong work at the Triple-A level, Lawrence figures to have a solid chance of another stint with the major-league club in the season's second half. |
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| Jun 14 2017 | Lawrence gave up six earned runs on 11 hits over 3.2 innings in Tuesday's 20-7 loss to the Twins. | Lawrence endured a rocky reintroduction to the big leagues after being summoned from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday, surrendering a pair of round trippers and giving up a season-high amount of hits. The 29-year-old can work multiple frames but does pitch to contact, already having given up 11 earned runs on 23 hits over the 17.1 innings he's pitched since his May 18 team debut. |
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| Jun 12 2017 | Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday. | Lawrence will rejoin the Mariners for the second time this season after a successful first stint with the big club; the 29-year-old posted a 3.29 ERA and 16:3 K:BB through 13.2 innings (five innings) earlier in the season. He'll take the spot of Emilio Pagan in the Mariners' bullpen, where he'll likely serve as a long relief option. |
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| Jun 2 2017 | Lawrence notched nine strikeouts over a five-inning stint in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Rockies, surrendering an earned run on three hits and three walks. | On the heels of firing a solid 2.2 innings at Coors Field on Tuesday, Lawrence essentially turned in a start Thursday, totaling 86 pitches. The 29-year-old was outstanding in terms of avoiding contact, although his control issues caused his pitch count to rise quickly relative to his amount of time on the mound. Lawrence's performance was certainly a revelation, however, and given the improving but still shorthanded state of the starting rotation -- as well as Yovani Gallardo's ongoing struggles -- a spot start could certainly be a possibility in the near future. |
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| May 31 2017 | Lawrence gave up an earned run on three hits over 2.2 innings in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Rockies. He also recorded a strikeout. | Lawrence was pivotal in getting Seattle through the middle innings in a tough hitting environment, firing 20 of 27 pitches for strikes. The 29-year-old right-hander has given up at least one earned run in three of his four outings in a Mariners uniform, but he's also been able to provide manager Scott Servais with at least two innings in those appearances. Lawrence has also displayed excellent control, as he's yet to issue a free pass in 8.2 innings with Seattle after handing out 11 over 13.2 innings earlier this season with the Blue Jays. |
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| May 22 2017 | Lawrence fired 1.1 scoreless innings in Sunday's 8-1 loss to the White Sox, recording one strikeout. | The 29-year-old right-hander had endured a rough Mariners debut in the opening game of the series against the White Sox on Thursday, giving up a pair of earned runs on four hits over two innings. Therefore, Sunday's effort was encouraging, especially considering Lawrence had arrived in Seattle with an 0-3 record and 8.78 ERA that he'd amassed over four appearances with the Blue Jays in April. Lawrence figures to see some fairly regular work for the time being considering the fatigued state of the Mariners bullpen and the injury-riddled condition of the starting rotation. |
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| May 17 2017 | Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday. | Lawrence will take the roster spot of Chase De Jong, who was sent back to Tacoma after struggling as a starter. Lawrence saw some time in the majors with the Blue Jays earlier in the year, though he stumbled to a 8.78 ERA through four appearances (13.1 innings). Lawrence will be available out of the bullpen for the time being, though he also remains an option to start in place of De Jong on Sunday against the White Sox. |
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| May 11 2017 | Lawrence was claimed off waivers by the Mariners on Thursday. | To clear room on the 40-man roster, pitcher Evan Scribner was transferred to the 60-day DL. Lawrence owned just a 8.78 ERA through 13.1 innings with the Blue Jays this season before being designated for assignment. He did post a 0.90 ERA through 10 innings with Triple-A Buffalo, though that wasn't enough for the Blue Jays to keep him rostered. He should head to Triple-A Tacoma for the time being. |
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