Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto today announced that the Mariners have acquired right-handed pitcher Ryne Harper from Atlanta as the Player to be Named Later in the Mariners Dec. 4 trade of RHP Jose Ramirez to the Braves.
Harper, 26, was 0-1 with a 1.87 ERA in 23 games with AA Mississippi in the Atlanta Braves system. He struck out 40 batters in 33.2 innings pitched while walking only 11. He also appeared in 1 game with the high-A Rome Braves.
Ryne is a 6-foot-3, 215-pound reliever.