ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Mariners have activated Austin Jackson from the 15-day disabled list and optioned Danny Farquhar to Tacoma. Rather than making a move with one of their position players the Mariners sent a struggling reliever down and will go with a six-man pen for the short term.
"We think that for a temporary period of time it is the right thing to do," general manager Jack Zduriencik said after the Mariners' 4-1 win over the Rays. "It keeps our position players intact. We feel pretty good about what we are sending out in the next couple of days, but you never know.