Overview
- Manager Dan Wilson announced Friday that the Seattle Mariners are moving right-hander Bryce Miller from the starting rotation to the bullpen on a temporary basis.
- The club placed Kade Anderson into the rotation to preserve a five-man staff, with Anderson scheduled to start Saturday and Logan Gilbert to follow on Sunday.
- The decision responds to Miller’s July-to-August slide in performance, when he allowed 37 runs (33 earned) over his last eight starts and the Mariners lost each of those outings.
- Miller and team officials say they still view him as a long-term starter, and the club plans to ease him into relief work with the goal of letting the role evolve as he adjusts.
- The move also gives Seattle a potential multi-inning bridge reliever at a time the bullpen lacks depth, and it reflects broader roster juggling after injuries and the Luis Castillo trade.