For Immediate Release

Thursday, November 5, 2015

MARINERS MAKE SIX-PLAYER TRADE WITH TAMPA BAY RAYS;

ACQUIRE RHP NATHAN KARNS, LHP C.J. RIEFENHAUSER, OF BOOG POWELL
Rays receive RHP Danny Farquhar, INF Brad Miller and 1B Logan Morrison.
SEATTLE, Wash. Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto
announced today that Seattle has completed a six-player trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. Seattle has acquired right-handed
pitcher Nathan Karns, left-handed pitcher C.J. Riefenhauser and minor league outfielder Boog Powell in exchange for
first baseman Logan Morrison, infielder/outfielder Brad Miller and right-handed pitcher Danny Farquhar.
As I said when I was hired, we need to get more flexible, more athletic and build pitching depth, Dipoto said. This trade
allows us to do all three. Powell brings speed, defense on on-base percentage to the table and could be ready to help us
as soon as 2016, while Karns and Riefenhauser give us young, but experienced, pitching options.
Karns, who turns 28 on Nov. 25, went 7-5 with a 3.67 ERA (60 ER, 147.0 IP) in 27 games, 26 starts with Tampa Bay in
2015. He limited opponents to a .239 (132x553) average, while walking 56 and striking out 145. Karns led all American
League rookies in innings pitched (147.0 IP), strikeouts (145) and game starts (26), while his 7 wins were tied for 5th-most.
Among A.L. rookies with at least 100.0 innings pitched, he ranked 3rd in ERA and 2nd in opponent batting average (.239).
Karns was originally selected by Washington in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Texas Tech
University. He made his Major League debut with the Nationals on May 28, 2013 vs. Baltimore, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits
over 4.1 innings, but did not factor into the teams 9-3 win. Karns was acquired by the Rays from the Nationals in exchange
for C Jose Lobaton, LHP Felipe Rivero and OF Drew Vettleson on February 13, 2014. In parts of three Major League
seasons, Karns is 8-7 with a 4.00 ERA (76 ER, 171.0) in 32 games, 31 starts with Washington (2013) and Tampa Bay
(2014-15).
Riefenhauser, 25, made 17 appearances over four separate stints with the Rays in 2015, combining for a 1-0, 5.52 mark,
all in relief. In his final 11 appearances (Sept. 1-end of season) he posted a 2.16 ERA (2 ER, 8.1 IP), closing the season
with a career-high 7 consecutive scoreless appearances. Overall, he was with Tampa Bay April 17-May 28 (including a stint
on the 15-day DL April 23-May 28 with left shoulder inflammation), June 12-17, July 1-4 and September 1 end of season.
He appeared in 29 games (all in relief) with AAA Durham, posting a 4-2, 2.86 mark with 1 save (11 ER, 34.2 IP).
Riefenhauser was originally selected by Tampa Bay in the 20th round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft. He made
his Major League debut with the Rays on April 19, 2014 vs. the Yankees, retiring all four batters faced. Overall in two
seasons with Tampa, he was 1-0 with a 6.30 ERA (14 ER, 20.0 IP) in 24 relief appearances. Riefenhauser went 30-23 with
a 2.77 ERA (138 ER, 448.0 IP) in 191 games, 42 starts over 6 seasons in the minor leagues.
Powell, 22, hit .295 (131x444) with 66 runs scored, 16 doubles, 9 triples, 3 home runs, 40 RBI, 61 walks, 18 stolen bases
and a .385 on-base percentage combined between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham in 2015. Powell began the
season with Montgomery and was named to the 2015 Southern League All-Star team. Overall with the Biscuits, he hit .328
(78x238) with 44 runs scored, 6 doubles, 6 triples, 1 home run, 22 RBI, 29 walks, 11 stolen bases and a .408 on-base
percentage in 61 games. At the time of his promotion to Durham on June 26, Powell ranked among the Southern League
leaders in average (3rd, .328), hits (3rd, 78), runs scored, (T3rd, 44) and on-base percentage (4th, .408). Over 56 games
with Durham, Powell hit .257 (53x206) with 22 run scored, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs and 18 RBI.
Powell was originally selected by Oakland in the 20th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Orange Coast
College. He was traded from the Athletics along with C John Jaso, INF Daniel Roberson and cash considerations to Tampa
Bay in in exchange for SS Yunel Escobar and INF/OF Ben Zobrist on January 10, 2015. Over four seasons in the minor
leagues, he batted .308 (333x1082) with 170 runs scored, 34 doubles, 17 triples, 6 home runs, 95 RBI, 163 walks and 53
stolen bases in 294 games. In his career has a .401 on-base percentage, including a .451 on-base percentage in 2014 that
was 2nd-best in the minor leagues.
Farquhar, 28, was 1-8, 5.12 ERA (29 ER, 51.0 IP) with 1 save in 43 games over five separate stints with Seattle in 2015.
In his three-year (2013-2105) career with Seattle, Farquhar was 4-12, 3.85 ERA (76 ER, 177.2 IP) with 18 saves in 155
games. He has also appeared in the Majors with Toronto (2011), and has a career MLB mark of 4-12, 3.96 ERA (79 ER,
179.2 IP) with 18 saves in 158 games.
Miller, 26, hit .258 (113x438) with 44 runs, 22 doubles, 4 triples, 11 home runs and 46 RBI in 144 games in 2015. He
appeared in games at shortstop, center field, left field, right field, second base and third base. Originally a second round
pick by the Mariners in the 2011 draft, Miller appeared in 343 games with Seattle over the past three (2013-2015) seasons,
batting a combined .248 (275x1111) with 48 doubles, 14 triples, 29 home runs and 118 RBI.
Morrison, 28, hit .225 (103x457) with 47 runs, 15 doubles, 3 triples, 17 home runs and 54 RBI in 146 games this season,
appearing in 140 games (115 starts) at first base, 3 games (1 start) in right field & 1 start in left field. In two seasons with
Seattle, he hit .241 (191x793) with 88 runs, 35 doubles, 3 triples, 28 home runs and 92 RBI in 245 games. In six Major
League seasons with Miami (2010-13) & Seattle (2014-15), he has hit .246 (513x2088) with 247 runs, 108 doubles, 19
triples, 70 home runs and 254 RBI in 608 games.
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KARNS PLAYING RECORD

YEAR

CLUB

W-L

ERA

GS

CG

SHO

SV

IP

ER

HR

HB

BB

SO

WP

BK

2011

GCL Nationals
Auburn
Hagerstown
Potomac
Harrisburg
WASHINGTON
Durham
TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY

0-0
3-2
3-0
8-4
10-6
0-1
9-9
1-1
7-5

0.00
3.44
2.03
2.26
3.26
7.50
5.08
4.50
3.67

5
8
11
13
23
3
27
2
27

5
8
5
13
23
3
27
2
26

0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0

18.2
36.2
44.1
71.2
132.2
12.0
145.1
12.0
147.0

2
27
23
47
109
17
142
7
132

0
14
11
23
54
11
89
6
62

0
14
10
18
48
10
82
6
60

0
1
1
1
14
5
16
3
19

2
4
3
4
7
1
3
2
5

6
27
21
26
48
6
62
4
56

26
33
61
87
155
11
153
13
145

3
7
5
4
13
0
7
0
15

0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0

33-21

3.45

87

81

449.1

350

191

172

33

23

190

515

39

8-7

4.00

32

31

171.0

156

79

76

27

66

169

15

2012
2013
2014
2015

Minor Lg Totals
ML Totals

RIEFENHAUSERs PLAYING RECORD

YEAR

CLUB

2010

Princeton
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Charlotte
Charlotte
Montgomery
Phoenix
Montgomery
Durham
Durham
TAMPA BAY
Charlotte
Durham
TAMPA BAY

2011
2012

2013
2014
2015

Minor Lg Totals

W-L

ERA

GS

CG

SHO

SV

IP

ER

HR

HB

BB

SO

WP

BK

1-0
1-0
6-5
1-3
7-8
1-1
0-0
4-0
2-1
3-3
0-0
0-0
4-2
1-0

2.84
1.00
2.31
4.14
4.76
3.44
2.19
0.51
3.05
1.40
8.44
0.00
2.86
5.52

11
2
18
8
23
9
9
34
17
39
7
1
29
17

0
2
18
7
14
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
0
1
0
0
11
0
1
0
0
1
0

19.0
9.0
101.1
37.0
96.1
18.1
12.1
53.0
20.2
57.2
5.1
1.0
34.2
14.2

14
7
77
35
98
15
6
28
14
41
6
0
25
15

6
1
32
21
55
7
4
10
9
13
5
0
12
10

6
1
26
17
51
7
3
3
7
9
5
0
11
9

1
0
7
3
11
4
0
3
2
3
0
0
1
3

0
0
2
1
6
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
3
0

6
1
25
11
32
8
5
11
8
25
3
2
7
7

16
4
99
24
103
15
14
48
22
53
2
1
34
7

1
0
2
2
2
0
2
0
1
4
0
0
1
0

0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

30-23

2.77

191

42

15

448.0

354

166

138

35

18

136

419

13

1-0

6.30

24

20.0

21

15

14

10

ML Totals

POWELLs PLAYING RECORD

YEAR
2012
2013
2014

2015

CLUB
AZL Athletics
Vermont
Beloit
Stockton
Mesa
Montgomery
Durham

Minor Lg Totals

AVG
.306
.283
.335
.377
.300
.328
.257

G
35
59
69
14
21
61
56

AB
111
212
254
61
70
238
206

R
20
30
43
11
8
44
22

H
34
60
85
23
21
78
53

TB
35
73
109
28
30
99
75

2B
1
7
7
3
3
6
10

3B
0
3
4
1
0
6
3

HR
0
0
3
0
2
1
2

RBI
13
14
17
11
10
22
18

SH
2
6
1
0
2
2
4

SF
2
0
1
0
0
1
2

HB
0
1
2
0
0
4
2

BB
15
26
53
8
12
29
32

SO
9
34
49
4
11
38
41

SB
5
14
16
0
3
11
7

CS
2
6
13
2
4
8
6

SLG
.315
.344
.429
.459
.429
.416
.364

OBP
.383
.364
.452
.449
.402
.408
.360

.308

294

1082

170

333

419

34

17

95

15

163

175

53

37

.387

.401

FARQUHARs PLAYING RECORD

YEAR

CLUB

W-L

ERA

GS

2008

Auburn
Lansing
Dunedin
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Sacramento
Las Vegas
TORONTO
New Hampshire
Sacramento
Trenton
Scranton/WB
Tacoma
Tacoma
SEATTLE
SEATTLE
SEATTLE
Tacoma

CG

SHO

SV

IP

ER

HR

HB

BB

SO

WP

BK

2-2
0-0
1-0
1-4
4-3
0-0
4-5
0-0
0-1
1-2
1-0
0-0
1-0
0-1
0-3
3-1
1-8
1-1

2.39
0.00
0.53
2.36
3.52
0.00
4.70
13.50
2.97
10.13
0.00
0.00
0.54
2.25
4.20
2.66
5.12
3.08

12
3
17
37
53
4
50
3
20
5
6
1
12
15
46
66
43
27

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
7
15
17
1
14
0
1
0
4
0
4
6
16
1
0
3

26.1
6.0
17.0
45.2
76.2
8.0
51.2
2.0
30.1
8.0
11.0
2.0
16.2
20.0
55.2
71.0
51.0
38.0

20
0
10
31
50
7
63
4
28
10
2
0
9
17
44
58
53
40

10
1
4
15
32
1
32
4
14
9
0
0
1
6
29
23
33
17

7
0
1
12
30
0
27
3
10
9
0
0
1
5
26
21
29
13

1
0
0
1
7
0
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
5
9
3

3
1
1
5
8
2
4
0
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
4
1
1

6
2
11
30
42
3
18
2
10
6
0
0
5
4
22
22
17
10

27
4
23
51
79
9
43
1
33
6
14
1
16
30
79
81
48
41

2
1
2
4
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
6
1
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1

Minor Lg Totals

16-19

2.90

262

72

357.1

287

142

115

20

31

147

377

20

Mariners Totals

4-12

3.85

155

17

177.2

155

85

76

16

61

208

ML Totals

4-12

3.96

158

17

179.2

159

89

79

16

63

209

2009
2010
2011

2012

2013
2014
2015

MILLERs PLAYING RECORD

YEAR

CLUB

AVG

AB

TB

2B

3B

HR

RBI

SH

SF

HB

BB

SO

SB

CS

SLG

OBP

2011
2012

Clinton
High Desert
Jackson
Jackson
Tacoma
SEATTLE
SEATTLE
SEATTLE

.415
.339
.320
.294
.356
.265
.221
.258

14
97
40
42
26
76
123
144

53
410
147
153
104
306
367
438

9
89
21
27
26
41
47
44

22
139
47
45
37
81
81
113

28
215
70
72
62
128
134
176

4
33
7
7
5
11
15
22

1
5
2
1
1
6
4
4

0
11
4
6
6
8
10
11

7
56
12
25
28
36
36
46

0
4
0
1
0
2
3
4

1
5
1
0
3
2
3
6

1
2
0
1
0
1
2
2

4
52
22
20
15
24
34
47

9
79
26
45
18
52
95
101

1
19
4
5
2
5
4
13

0
6
1
4
1
3
2
4

.528
.524
.476
.471
.596
.418
.365
.402

.458
.412
.406
.379
.426
.318
.288
.329

Minor Lg Totals

.334

219

867

172

290

447

56

10

27

128

10

113

177

31

12

.516

.409

ML Totals

.248

343

1111

132

275

438

48

14

29

118

11

105

248

22

.394

.313

2013

2014
2015

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MORRISONs PLAYING RECORD

YEAR
2006

AVG
.270
.203
.267
.332
.273
.277
.381
.307
.283
.200
.167
.247
.230
.174
.182
.242
.262
.308
.225

G
26
23
128
130
3
79
5
68
62
3
6
123
93
6
10
85
99
18
146

AB
89
74
453
488
11
278
21
238
244
10
24
462
296
23
33
293
336
65
457

R
10
6
71
71
0
48
3
36
43
2
3
54
30
0
5
32
41
13
47

H
24
15
121
162
3
77
8
73
69
2
4
114
68
4
6
71
88
20
103

TB
31
21
219
241
4
123
14
116
109
5
9
216
118
4
12
110
141
31
175

2B
4
3
22
38
1
18
2
17
20
0
2
25
15
0
0
13
20
2
15

3B
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
4
7
0
0
4
1
0
0
4
0
0
3

HR
1
1
24
13
0
8
0
6
2
1
1
23
11
0
2
6
11
3
17

RBI
7
11
86
74
2
47
2
45
18
3
5
72
36
3
7
36
38
8
54

SH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

SF
0
3
5
6
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
4
3
0
0
0
2
0
2

HB
0
0
7
4
0
1
0
4
2
0
0
5
4
0
0
2
3
1
4

BB
10
11
48
57
1
63
0
48
41
3
2
54
31
4
2
38
24
11
47

SO
12
17
96
80
2
46
3
35
51
4
4
99
58
0
4
56
59
8
81

SB
1
0
2
9
0
9
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
5
2
8

CS
0
0
2
3
1
4
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
4

SLG
.348
.284
.483
.494
.364
.442
.667
.487
.447
.500
.375
.468
.399
.174
.364
.375
.420
.477
.383

OBP
.343
.295
.343
.402
.333
.411
.381
.427
.390
.385
.222
.330
.308
.296
.229
.333
.315
.416
.302

Minor Lg Totals

.287

505

1807

268

519

830

109

11

60

300

19

17

260

311

24

13

.459

.379

AL Totals
NL Totals

.241
.249

245
363

793
1295

88
159

191
322

316
553

35
73

3
16

28
42

92
162

1
0

4
7

7
13

71
164

140
264

13
3

6
2

.398
.427

.307
.337

ML Totals

.246

608

2088

247

513

869

108

19

70

254

11

20

235

404

16

.416

.326

2007
2008
2009
2010

2011

2012
2013

2014
2015

CLUB
GCL Marlins
Jamestown
Greensboro
Jupiter
Jupiter
Jacksonville
Jupiter
New Orleans
FLORIDA
Jupiter #
New Orleans
FLORIDA
MIAMI
Jupiter #
Jacksonville #
MIAMI
SEATTLE
Tacoma #
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