3 articles
SEA •
about 1 month ago
Dobnak’s debut with the Mariners started out ok with a scoreless first, but he allowed seven hits and five runs in the second inning. Seattle added a host of filler arms on minor league contracts, and Dobnak stands very little chance of making the M’s out of spring training. Results like this certainly won’t help.
SEA •
5 months ago
The Mariners lacked rotation depth beyond their big five last season, and addressing that should be an in the plans for this winter. Dobnak, who debuted with the Twins in 2019 but has barely pitched in the majors the last four years, doesn’t really qualify as a quality fallback at this point — he had a 5.84 ERA in Triple-A last season — but maybe Seattle sees something for him to work on.
Source: Jeff Passan
DET •
8 months ago
Dobnak will head to Triple-A Toledo for the moment as extra organizational relief depth. The 30-year-old’s inclusion in the deal feels like purely a salary dump by Minnesota as he still had nearly $1 million left on his deal, according to reports. He’ll likely operate in middle relief, if he gets the call to Detroit during the final two months.