According to Baseball America's Chris Hilburn-Trenkle, the Seattle Mariners have signed right-handed pitcher
Patrick Weigel to a minor league deal. The 27-year-old has previously pitched for the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers and has thrown 4.2 innings at the Major League level. He was traded by Atlanta to Milwaukee in April with fellow reliever
Chad Sobotka for infielder
Orlando Arcia. Weigel will provide the Mariners with some additional bullpen depth. Seattle's current late-inning options include
Paul Sewald,
Ken Giles,
Andres Munoz,
Diego Castillo,
Drew Steckenrider, and
Casey Sadler.