Rangers Sell Relief Pitcher Ernesto Frieri To Mariners For $1

There are very few things in the world today that only cost $1. The Rangers sold relief pitcher Ernesto Frieri to the Mariners last night for the grand total of one whole dollar. He did not play in 2016, when he was released by Philadelphia after spring training.

Since signing his first big league deal in 2003, Frieri has been with eight different organizations: the Padres, Angels, Pirates, Rays, Phillies, Yankees, Rangers and now the Mariners.

Frieri, 32, has spent most of this season in Triple-A, where he has a 2.63 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings. In June he opted out, and caught on with the Rangers, where he volleyed between the majors and minors.

Frieri wound up signing a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers, and eventually this move would lead to another big-league opportunity.

It has been a roller-coaster Major League Baseball journey for pitcher Ernesto Frieri – one that took another surprising turn earlier this week.

Frieri had accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Round Rock on July 7 and was 0-1 with a 1.42 ERA in seven appearances.

Frieri was assigned by Seattle to Triple-A Tacoma, and if he does well in the next few weeks, perhaps he’ll get another shot in the majors when rosters open up on September 1. They took $1 because something had to go the other way in the transaction.

He flopped with Texas, going 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA over six appearances.