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Jose Vidro, 2B, Retired PlayersHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsMariners | Vidro released Ryan Divish, of The Tacoma News Tribune, reports the Seattle Mariners released DH Jose Vidro Wednesday, Aug. 13. Mariners | Vidro designated for assignment Jim Street, of Mariners.MLB.com, reports the Seattle Mariners have designated DH Jose Vidro for assignment. Mariners | Vidro has lowest average as DH Gregg Bell, of The Associated Press, reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro has the lowest batting average of all designated hitters in the American League with a .223 average this season. Mariners | Team may try to add Vidro to possible trade Jon Heyman, of SI.com, reports the Seattle Mariners may try to include DH Jose Vidro in a possible trade that would send SP Jarrod Washburn the New York Yankees if the Yankees offer SP Kei Igawa. Mariners | Vidro records three hits Sunday The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro was 3-for-4 with one RBI Sunday, July 20. Mariners | Vidro to see less playing time The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro will be seeing less playing time since the team recalled 1B Bryan LaHair Monday, July 14. Vidro was not in the team's lineup Friday, July 18. Mariners | Vidro seeing time at first John McGarth, of the Tacoma News Tribune, reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro has seen some playing time at first base since 1B Richie Sexson was released. Vidro is currently in a platoon with IF Miguel Cairo at first base. Mariners | Vidro dinged by foul ball Seattle Mariners DH/1B Jose Vidro (cheek) was hit in the face by a foul ball that bounced off home plate Sunday, June 22, reports The Associated Press' Charles Odum. He remained in the game after a visit from the trainers but was removed later in the game. Mariners | Team pondering releasing Vidro FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports the Seattle Mariners are considering releasing DH Jose Vidro. Mariners | Vidro hits a homer Saturday Dave Skretta, of The Associated Press, reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro hit a three-run home run Saturday, May 24. He finished the game 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Mariners | Vidro gets three hits Friday According to the Yahoo! Sports box score, Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro went 3-for-4 with two doubles Friday, May 23. Mariners | Vidro close The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro (back) is close to being fully healthy and will resume the everyday DH job when he returns. Mariners | Vidro sits The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro (back) missed the game Tuesday, May 13, due to back spasms. Mariners | Vidro not in lineup Tuesday Todd Wills, of MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro (back) was not in the starting lineup Tuesday, May 13, because of back spasms. He will not play Wednesday, May 14, either because the team wants him to be re-evaluated when they return home. Mariners | Vidro sidelined by back spasms Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro (back) sat out against the Chicago White Sox Saturday, May 10, because of back spasms, according to the Associated Press. He was not in the starting lineup Sunday, May 11. Mariners | Vidro sits The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro (back) missed his third straight game Thursday, May 8, due to back spasms. Mariners | Vidro only available to pinch hit Thursday Ryan Divish, of the Tacoma News Tribune, reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro (back) is only available to pinch hit Thursday, May 8, because he is suffering from back spasms. Mariners | Vidro plays first The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners DH/2B Jose Vidro played first base Sunday, May 4. Mariners | Vidro has another multi-RBI game According to The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro had his seventh multi-RBI game, which is the most among American League DHs. Mariners | Vidro drives in two runs Thursday According to the Yahoo! Sports box score, Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro went 1-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs and a run scored Thursday, April 17, against the Oakland Athletics. Mariners | Vidro returns to action Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro (elbow) went 1-for-4 Saturday, March 8, in a Cactus League game against the Oakland Athletics, after having missed the previous six days due to a hyperextended right elbow, according to the Associated Press. Mariners | Vidro scratched from Cactus League start John Hickey, of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro (elbow) was scratched from a Cactus League game Monday, March 3, because of soreness in his right elbow. Vidro will resume baseball activities in a few days. Mariners | Vidro leaves batting practice early after being hit MLB.com's Jim Street reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro (knee) left early from batting practice Sunday, Feb. 24, after being hit in the left knee by a pitch. Mariners | Projected lineup for 2008 season Jim Street, of Mariners.MLB.com, reports the Seattle Mariners' projected lineup for the 2008 season is: OF Ichiro Suzuki, SS Yuniesky Betancourt, OF Raul Ibanez, 3B Adrian Beltre, 1B Richie Sexson, C Kenji Johjima, OF Brad Wilkerson, DH Jose Vidro and 2B Jose Lopez. Mariners | Vidro hitting stronger since break Larry Stone, of The Seattle Times, reports before the break, Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro was hitting .286 with a .698 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage). Since the break, Vidro is hitting .381 with an .898 OPS. Mariners | Vidro hot since the break Jim Street, of Mariners.MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro is hitting 17-for-34 (.500) since the All-Star break. Vidro's .307 batting average ranks second on the team among the regulars. Mariners | Jones could be called up The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's John Naito reports the Seattle Mariners may call up OF Adam L. Jones from Triple-A Tacoma in time to start in right field for their game Thursday, July 12. If so, a ripple effect would occur, with right fielder Jose Guillen moving to left field, left fielder Raul Ibanez moving to designated hitter, and DH Jose Vidro moving to the bench. Jones, considered the team's top minor league prospect, has hit .309 with 21 home runs and 72 RBIs for Triple-A Tacoma in half a season. Mariners | Vidro moved to eighth Patrick Brown, of Mariners.MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro was dropped from second in the batting order to eighth Wednesday, June 20. This was one of a series of moves made by Mariners manager Mike Hargrove in an effort to halt the team's losing streak. Mariners | Team consistently hitting from top to bottom Jim Street, of Mariners.MLB.com, reports the Seattle Mariners have six everyday players in their lineup batting .290 or better this season. Those players are OF Ichiro Suzuki (.340), C Kenji Johjima (.330), SS Yuniesky Betancourt (.303), DH Jose Vidro (.292), OF Raul Ibanez (.290) and 2B Jose Lopez (.290). Mariners | No set plan to get Vidro playing time Jim Street, of Seattle.Mariners.MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners manager Mike Hargrove has no set plans on how to use DH Jose Vidro during the team's upcoming 10-game road trip. Nine of the 10 games on the road trip will be played in National League ballparks. "He can play third, second and first and could be involved in some double-switches and pinch-hit roles," Hargrove said. "But I don't have a preset plan on playing him two days at second base, two days at first or anything like that." Mariners | Vidro to see time at second or first Jim Street, of Mariners.MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro could receive playing time at first, second or third base when the Mariners enter a nine away-game interleague play stretch Friday, June 8. Vidro is most likely to see playing time at first base or second base, where he has recently been seen fielding balls in practice. Mariners | Vidro enjoying multiple-hit success The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports three hits by Seattle Mariners 2B/DH Jose Vidro gave him multiple hits in eight of his past 16 games. Mariners | Vidro given Saturday off Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro got the day off, Saturday, May 6, against the New York Yankees, according to the Associated Press. Mariners | Vidro's 12-game hit streak ends The Associated Press' Tim Booth reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro saw his 12-game hitting streak come to an end Sunday, April 29, after going 0-for-4 against the Kansas City Royals. He's hitting .318 with two home runs, eight RBIs and 10 runs scored. Mariners | Vidro tweaks swing then homers twice The Associated Press' Tim Booth reports Seattle Mariners DH Jose Vidro hit a pair of home runs Sunday, April 15. He spent time before the game working with hitting coach Jeff Pentland on his swing and reviewing video, as he had gotten off to a .143 start on the year. Mariners | Six players hitting below .200 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports the Seattle Mariners have a team batting average of .167 through the first week of the season. 3B Adrian Beltre (.077), 2B Jose Vidro (.067), OF Jose Guillen (.167), C Kenji Johjima (.182), IF Yuniesky Betancourt (.167) and IF Jose Lopez (.083) are contributing to the struggles. Mariners | Martinez serving as guest instructor Former Seattle Mariners DH Edgar Martinez is serving as a guest instructor in camp, through Monday, Feb. 26, according to the Associated Press. Martinez is around to help DH/2B Jose Vidro adjust to the role of a full-time designated hitter. Mariners | Projected starting lineup announced Corey Brock, of Mariners.MLB.com, reports the Seattle Mariners have announced their projected starting lineup for 2007. OF Ichiro Suzuki will lead things off and he'll be followed by 3B Adrian Beltre, OF Raul Ibanez, 1B Richie Sexson, DH Jose Vidro, OF Jose Guillen, C Kenji Johjima, 2B Jose Lopez and SS Yuniesky Betancourt. Nationals | Vidro officially traded Bill Ladson, of Washington.Nationals.MLB.com, reports the Washington Nationals officially traded 2B Jose Vidro to the Seattle Mariners for OF Chris Snelling and P Emiliano Fruto. The trade had been on hold pending Vidro's physical, which he passed. Mariners | Vidro will DH Corey Brock, of Seattle.Mariners.MLB.com, reports recently acquired 2B Jose Vidro (Nationals) is expected to be the Seattle Mariners' full-time designated hitter in 2007. Vidro is a career .301 hitter. Mariners | Vidro deal finalized Updating an earlier item, The Associated Press reports the deal that sent 2B Jose Vidro from the Washington Nationals to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for OF Chris Snelling and P Emiliano Fruto has now been finalized. Nationals | Vidro trade on hold temporarily Bill Ladson, of Washington.Nationals.MLB.com, reports the trade sending Washington Nationals 2B Jose Vidro to the Seattle Mariners for OF Chris Snelling and P Emiliano Fruto, has been put on hold pending the physical Monday, Dec. 18, of Vidro. Mariners | Vidro deal on hold Bill Ladson, of Seattle.Mariners.MLB.com, reports the trade between the Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals involving 2B Jose Vidro has been put on hold for the next three days until Vidro can take a physical. Vidro was scheduled to take one Friday, Dec. 15, however, his flight from Puerto Rico was canceled and he will now take his physical Monday, Dec. 18. Mariners | Vidro acquired ESPNews reports the Seattle Mariners acquired 2B Jose Vidro from the Washington Nationals for P Emiliano Fruto and OF Chris Snelling. Nationals | Team looking to trade Bill Ladson, of Washington.Nationals.MLB.com, reports the Washington Nationals are looking to unload OF Ryan Church, CL Chad Cordero or 2B Jose Vidro for prospects in an effort to re-stock their farm system. Nationals | Vidro on the block The Rocky Mountain News' Tracy Ringolsby reports the Washington Nationals are looking to trade 2B Jose Vidro. Vidro still has two years and $16 million left on his contract. Nationals | Vidro plays first Monday The Washington Post's Barry Svrluga reports Washington Nationals 2B Jose Vidro moved over to first base to play in place of 1B Nick Johnson (leg) during the team's Sept. 25 game against the New York Mets. Nationals | Vidro starts at first base The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals 2B Jose Vidro started at first base Sunday, Sept. 17, marking his first appearance at the position since 1999. The team had used a lineup of all righties or switch-hitters against a left-handed starter. Nationals | Vidro critical of team Bill Ladson, of Washington.Nationals.MLB.com, reports Washington Nationals 2B Jose Vidro has said that, with the exception of 3B Ryan Zimmerman and LF Alfonso Soriano, no one has played up to their capabilities this year. He said the team hasn't given the pitchers any run support and that they're making too many errors. The Nationals are ranked 23rd in the major leagues in runs scored. Nationals | Vidro activated off disabled list USAToday.com reports the Washington Nationals activated 2B Jose Vidro (hamstring) off the 15-day disabled list Friday, Aug. 18. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Weekly Playbook FREE Fantasy Baseball
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