When Arthur Rhodes was a young pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, one of his teammates was fellow left-handed reliever Jesse Orosco, who finally quit nearly a decade later at age 46.
"I'm going to try to catch Jesse Orosco; that's my goal," Rhodes said on Tuesday.
At 38, Rhodes still has a long way to go, but he's delighted to be resuming his career with the Mariners. After missing all of the 2007 season because of an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery, Rhodes on Tuesday signed a minor-league contract with Seattle.
Like Chris Reitsma, another injury-plagued reliever who reached a minor-league deal with the Mariners last week, Rhodes has been invited to major-league camp at spring training. And like Reitsma, Rhodes hopes his arm troubles are behind him.
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M's sign Rhodes to minor-league deal
M's sign Rhodes to minor-league deal
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