The Mariners have shut down 26-year old righty swinging outfielder Casper Wells for the rest of the season due to a severe sinus problem. Wells played in 31 games for the Mariners last year and he was 22 for 102 (.216 avg, .742 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 7 homers, 15 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Wells has played in 95 games for the Mariners & Tigers this year and he was 51 for 215 (.237 avg, .759 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 11 homers, 27 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Wells will get to battle for a starting job in the outfield next spring for the Mariners.

The Mariners have shut down 33-year old switch-hitting 3B Chone Figgins for the rest of the season due to a hip injury. Figgins played in 81 games for the Mariners this year and he was 54 for 288 (.188 avg, .484 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 1 homer, 15 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. He has now played in 242 games in his first two years with the Mariners and he is 210 for 890 (.236 avg, .595 OPS) with 86 runs scored, 2 homers, 50 RBIs and 53 stolen bases. This was Figgins’ second year of a 4-year, $36 million buck contract that he signed to leave the Angels. He has been a GIGANTIC bust for the Mariners.

The Mariners have shut down 24-year old righty reliever Daniel Cortes for the year due to a broken hand which he injured in an off the field accident. Cortes pitched in 10 games (0 starts) for the Mariners this year and he was 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA and a 1.78 WHIP. Cortes has now pitched in 14 games (0 starts) in his first two years with the Mariners and he is 0-3 with a 5.06 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. This was a bad break for Cortes as he was going to pitch out of the pen for the rest of the year. Cortes came into this season as the Mariners’ #10 prospect according to Baseball America.

The Mariners have shut down 28-year old righty swinging CF Franklin Gutierrez for the season after placing him on the 60-day disabled list due to a strained left oblique muscle. Gutierrez had an awful season for the Mariners in 2011. He played in 92 games for the Mariners this year and he was 72 for 322 (.224 avg, .534 OPS) with 26 runs scored, 1 homer, 19 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Gutierrez has now played in 397 games in his first three years with the Mariners and he is 371 for 1,455 (.255 avg, .675 OPS) with 172 runs scored, 31 homers, 153 RBIs and 54 stolen bases. 23-year old switch-hitting rookie Trayvon Robinson will take over for the Mariners in CF the rest of the season. He has played in 23 games for the Mariners so far this year and he is 21 for 78 (.269 avg, .757 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 1 homer, 8 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He has a nice upside.

The Mariners have placed 24-year old righty reliever Dan Cortes on the D.L. due to a bruised left ankle. Cortes has pitched in 9 games (0 starts) for the Mariners so far this year and he is 0-2 with a 3.48 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. He has only given up 9 hits in his first 10 1/3 innings in the majors but he only has two strikeouts, so the defense has been helping him out quite a bit. Cortes has also walked 6 batters so far this year for the Mariners and that is too many. They hope he only has to miss two weeks.