The Mariners announced that they have selected the contract of first baseman . The roster already had a couple of vacancies from losing off waivers and releasing . Their 40-man count goes from 38 to 39 with the Tellez move. Now that hes been added to the 40-man roster, Tellez will earn a $1.5MM salary, . Tellez, who turned 30 during camp, signed a minor league deal in late February and has mashed his way into the teams plans with a big spring performance. Hes tallied 50 plate appearances acro s 16 games and turned in a Pit Martin Jersey .298/.320/.574 batting line with three homers and four doubles. Hes only drawn one walk, but hes also fanned a reasonable nine times (18%). That performance from Tellez, coupled with a brutal spring from Haniger, forced the Mariners to cut ties with Haniger a player the organization is very fond of but whose contract has become an albatro s in the wake of a series of career-altering injuries. Haniger, if healthy and productive, wouldve been a favorite for playing time at DH and occasionally in right field. Instead, Tellez will now see ample time at designated hitter and likely log some games at first base in a timeshare with . Tellez has had an up-and-down career, delivering huge production in both 2020 and 2022 but also posting several below-average years at the plate. He popped 35 homers with the Brewers in 22 but has followed that up with 772 plate appearance and a .231/.295/.385 slash in the two years since (85 wRC+). The Mariners have been searching high and low for reliable power bats for years, however, as their home environment at T-Mobile Park is the least hitter-friendly venue in the sport. Tellez will bring significant power but a mercurial, at best, track record to the lineup as the Ms look to return to the postseason after last years narrow mi s and continue to build on the late-season offensive gains they enjoyed following a shuffle of the dugout staff. Stu Grimson Jersey