31. Infielder Chris Woodward was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. 32. Irabu was optioned to Class A Tampa and Bush was optioned to Triple-A Columbus, while pitcher Julian Vasquez was designated for assignment. 33. Jamie Burke was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake to make room for Holtz on the roster. 34. Left-hander John Halama, a key reason why the Seattle Mariners reached the AL championship series last season, was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday. 35. LHP Dennys Reyes threw batting practice before the game, then was activated off the disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Louisville. 36. Mariners RHP Gil Meche was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma, allowing him to pitch on Sunday instead of missing his regular turn during the All-Star break. 37. Masaoka was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. 38. OF Quinton McCracken was optioned to Triple-A Durham. 39. OF Alex Sanchez and INF Jared Sandberg were optioned to Triple-A Durham, while OF Kenny Kelly was optioned to Double-A Orlando. 40. RHP Kevin Hodges was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma to make room for Henderson. |