SEATTLE (AP) -Oft-injured reliever Chris Reitsma is getting another chance with the Seattle Mariners, agreeing to a minor league contract Thursday.
The right-hander went 0-2 with a 7.61 ERA in 26 games last year, his first with the Mariners. But his season was more noted by three stints on the disabled list and the second surgery on his right elbow in just more than a year. It was Reitsma’s fifth elbow surgery in his career.
The operation in early August left Reitsma optimistic that he could come back in 2008.
“I should hopefully be ready to go for spring training. I’ll keep rehabbing through the winter,” he said after the surgery.
The 30-year-old Reitsma, who had a career-high 15 saves in 2005 with Atlanta, earned $2.05 million last year. The Mariners declined an option on his contract in November, making him a free agent.
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