Jon Niese
SP FA
Mon 7/15/19 7:51 PM

Niese was released by the Mariners on Monday, Mike Curto of the Tacoma Rainiers broadcast booth reports.
EDGE Analysis
Niese appeared in nine games for Triple-A Tacoma in 2019, posting a 5.12 ERA and 1.51 WHIP with a 38:24 K:BB over 70.1 innings. He hasn't surfaced in the big leagues since the 2016 season, across stops with the Mets and the Pirates.

Jon Niese
SP FA
Sun 6/2/19 1:52 AM

Niese, who's 3-1 with a 4.68 ERA over seven appearances (six starts) at Triple-A Tacoma, is a candidate to be called up and make a spot start Tuesday against the Astros in place of Yusei Kikuchi, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
The veteran southpaw last took the hill for the Rainiers in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday, so he'd be on his usual amount of rest if called up. Niese's last major-league appearance came in August 2016 with the Mets, a season he finished with a 5.50 ERA and 1.59 WHIP across 121.0 innings.

Jon Niese
SP FA
Thu 4/25/19 4:03 PM

Niese signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Niese will report to Triple-A Tacoma. The veteran right-hander hasn't pitched in the majors since 2016, when he posted a combined 5.50 ERA and 1.59 WHIP across 121 innings with the Mets and Pirates.

Jon Niese
SP FA
Wed 4/10/19 12:33 PM

Niese signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on Wednesday, Jordan Lauterbach of Newsday reports.
EDGE Analysis
The nine-year MLB veteran was cut loose by the Rangers at the end of spring training before the start of the 2018 season. The 32-year-old had a career 4.07 ERA and collected 197 major-league starts. Niese will have to impress in the Atlantic League in order to get a chance at another major-league contract.

Jon Niese
SP FA
Fri 3/16/18 3:33 PM

Niese (shoulder) was released by the Rangers on Friday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Niese is expected to be sidelined for the next 4-to-6 weeks due to a shoulder strain, so it was highly unlikely that he would make the team out of camp as things stood. The Rangers opted to simply cut ties with the veteran, leaving him to rehab on his own. He'll likely need to prove his health before he can land another contract. Niese didn't pitch an inning for the Rangers, but he does hold a 4.07 ERA in his nine-year big-league career.

Jon Niese
SP FA
Thu 3/15/18 4:44 PM

Niese is dealing with a strained muscle in his left shoulder and will be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks as a result, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
It's unclear when Niese picked up the injury, but the issue is serious enough to keep him sidelined past Opening Day. Given he's a non-roster invitee, it's unclear what the Rangers plan to do with him at this point. Regardless, Niese was expected to open the season in the minors as organizational pitching depth.

Jon Niese
SP FA
Tue 1/30/18 4:13 PM

Niese signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Tuesday which includes an invitation to spring training, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports.
EDGE Analysis
Niese didn't pitch in affiliated baseball in 2017 after failing to break camp with the Yankees. He last appeared in the majors in 2016, when he struggled to a 5.50 ERA and 1.59 WHIP across 121 innings with the Mets and Pirates. The southpaw will get a shot to make the Rangers' Opening Day roster with a strong showing in spring, though he seems more likely to serve as organizational pitching depth in 2018.

Jon Niese
SP FA
Tue 3/28/17 6:25 PM

Niese is returning to the Yankees on a minor league contract, George A. King III of the New York Post reports.
EDGE Analysis
Niese was released by the Yankees on Sunday, but as expected, the 30-year-old decided to return to the team with the knowledge that he'd be starting the year out in the minors. He'll likely serve as organizational depth at Triple-A.

Jon Niese
SP FA
Sun 3/26/17 11:46 AM

Niese was released Sunday by the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Niese joined the Yankees as a non-roster invitee but was released after being notified that he wasn't expected to make the Opening Day roster. Though he won't be on the big league roster, the team is open to him staying in the system as a minor league arm if he so chooses.

Jon Niese
SP FA
Mon 3/6/17 7:34 PM

Niese (knee) made his spring training debut Monday, tossing a scoreless inning in a 13-1 loss to the Pirates.
EDGE Analysis
Niese signed on with the Yankees in the middle of February, but he'd still been recovering from knee surgery he underwent last August to repair a torn meniscus, so getting into a live game suggests he's nearing a return to full health. Now that he's gotten some game action under his belt, the lefty will look to prove himself the rest of spring training as he vies for a spot in New York's bullpen.