HOUSTON -- When Andrew Albers joined the Mariners in mid-August in a cash trade from the Braves' Triple-A club, it's fair to say that manager Scott Servais didn't have much of an advance scouting report.
"I knew nothing about him," Servais said Friday with a smile. "Let's be clear about that. It's the beauty of baseball. They come from all different places. And with all the different people and personalities we've used this year, his is unique. He's had his journey."
Indeed, the 31-year-old left-hander from Canada can be labeled a "journeyman" pitcher as accurately as anybody in the game.