Sam

Haggerty

Haggerty is coming off a lost season after tearing his Achilles in May. He has a career .232/.312/.351 slash line in 202 MLB games with nine home runs and 17 steals. He’s a versatile defender with good speed, but he has an uphill battle to earn playing time in Texas.

The versatile 30-year-old was projected by MLBTradeRumors.com to earn $900,000 via the arbitration process. He wound up appearing in just eight games for the Mariners during the 2024 season, hitting .067 (1-for-15) with one RBI, one stolen base an a 4/1 K/BB ratio. He also suffered a ruptured Achilles in May that cost him the remainder of the season. Haggerty’s speed always makes him an interesting deep-league commodity from a fantasy perspective, but he’s nowhere close to receiving regular at-bats at the big-league level right now.

Haggerty is out for the season with a torn Achilles suffered playing in Triple-A. This takes him off Seattle’s 40-man roster.

Haggerty was hurt Saturday while trying to make a catch in center and planting his foot in the padded wall. The utilityman had been demoted from the majors just three days earlier. He’s a lifetime .232/.312/.351 hitter in parts of six seasons in the majors.

Haggerty was 1-for-15 since being recalled on Apr. 29. His versatility makes him a fair enough 26th man, but the Mariners don’t have much need for him right now.

The man they call Big Dumper will get a day of rest for Sunday’s series finale against the Athletics. Seby Zavala will get the start behind the plate. The Mariners are going with their right-heavy lineup against southpaw Alex Wood, so Luis Urias is in for Josh Rojas, and Sam Haggerty is in for Luke Raley.

Rojas is currently on a platoon with Luis Urias, and it’ll be Urias manning the hot corner with left-hander Max Fried on the bump for Atlanta. Seattle will also have Sam Haggerty in left field against the southpaw after recalling the versatile infielder/outfielder from Triple-A Tacoma.

The 29-year-old started the year on the IL but was activated and optioned to Triple-A on April 17th. Since then, he’s hit .344/.417/.375 with eight runs, seven RBI, and seven steals in 17 games. He’s had some fantasy value for stretches in the past, but will likely operate as a multi-position bench piece for the Mariners. He was called up to take the place of Jonatan Clase, who was sent back to Triple-A.

The 21-year-old wound up appearing in just nine games during his brief stay with the big league club — hitting .222/.250/.259 with zero homers, three RBI, two stolen bases and a 9/1 K/BB ratio in 28 plate appearances. The thinking is probably that it’s best to let him play every day at the Triple-A level and continue to develop as opposed to seeing sporadic playing time with the M’s. Sam Haggerty is expected to be recalled to take his place on the active roster.

Haggerty will provide depth for the M’s in the outfield this season, but other than that, fantasy managers shouldn’t run to waiver wire to pick up the 29-year-old.