Jesse Foppert, Matt Perisho, Aaron Small, Sean Burroughs and Rey Ordonez among players with big league experience in camp


Mariners' Non-Roster Invitees
Seattle Mariners Director of Player Development Frank Mattox announced today that the Mariners have extended spring training invitations to Major League camp to 20 players.

The list includes 10 pitchers, four catchers, four infielders and two outfielders.


Pitchers (10) Catchers (4) Infielders (4) Outfielders (2)
Carlos Alvarado Jamie Burke Sean Burroughs Rayon Lampe
Jorge Campillo Jeff Clement Gookie Dawkins Tony Torcato
Jamie Cerda Rob Johnson Rey Ordonez
Renee Cortez Luis Oliveros Matt Tuiasosopo
Jesse Foppert
Justin Lehr
Brandon Morrow
Matt Perisho
Juan Sandoval
Aaron Small


Twelve of the players have prior big league experience: Burke, Burroughs, Campillo, Cerda, Dawkins, Foppert, Lehr, Oliveros, Ordonez, Perisho, Small, and Torcato, including two that played for the Mariners in the Majors. Campillo and Oliveros both played with Seattle in 2006.

The list includes 10 players from the Mariners minor league system, including four that played with Tacoma in 2006 (Cortez, Foppert, Clement and Johnson), two that were in San Antonio last year (Campillo, Oliveros and Tuiasosopo), one from Inland Empire (Brandon Morrow) and one from the Venezuelan Summer League (Lampe).