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Posted Jul 29/09 - Mariners land Snell, Wilson from Pirates

SEATTLE -- The Mariners acquired shortstop Jack Wilson and pitcher Ian Snell on Wednesday from Pittsburgh in a seven-player trade as Seattle sent out five players, including former No. 1 draft choice Jeff Clement.

 

In exchange the Mariners sent Clement, who was playing for Triple-A Tacoma, shortstop Ronny Cedeņo, and Minor League right-handed pitchers Nathan Adcock, Brett Lorin and Aaron Pribanic.

"This was an opportunity for us to acquire a veteran shortstop, a former All-Star player, with leadership qualities and above average defensive skills," Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said in a statement. "As we move forward over the next few years it is nice to know that we have solidified the shortstop position.

"We also acquired Ian Snell, a talented pitcher with Major League experience who now has an opportunity re-start his career after a very successful re-assignment in Indianapolis."

Wilson, 31, has spent his entire Major League career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has the fourth highest fielding percentage among all Major League shortstops (.980) since 2006. He has made 1,112 starts at shortstop, sixth most in the Majors since his rookie season in 2001. He has a career .978 fielding percentage, fourth highest among active players (minimum 650 games).

Wilson, a National League All-Star and Silver Slugger Award Winner in 2004, is a career .269 hitter in 1,159 career games with the Pirates. He is hitting .267 with the Pirates this season with 18 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 31 RBIs.

Snell, 27, is 2-2, with a 0.96 ERA in six starts with Triple-A Indianapolis this season. He has struck out 47 in 37 1/3 innings. He started the season with the Pirates and was 2-8 with a 5.36 ERA in 15 starts. Since making his Major League debut with Pittsburgh in 2004, Snell has compiled a 33-46, 4.75 mark in 128 games, 116 starts.

Clement, 25, was hitting .288 with Tacoma this season. In parts of two Major League seasons in Seattle, he hit .237 (52-for-219) with 11 doubles, one triple and seven home runs. He never lived up to his expectations when the Mariners took him with the third overall pick in 2005.

Cedeņo, 26, was hitting .167 with four doubles, two triples and five home runs. He was on a 0-for-26 slide.

Adcock was 5-7 with a 5.29 ERA in 21 games with High Desert in the California League this season. Lorin (5-4, 2.44 ERA) and Pribanic (7-6, 3.21) were both pitching with Clinton in the Midwest League.





 


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