Mariners optioned 2B Yung-Chi Chen, RHP Joe Woerman and 1B Bryan LaHair to Triple-A Tacoma; reassigned RHP Phillippe Aumont, RHP Brodie Downs, RHP Stephen Kahn, LHP Robert Rohrbaugh, C Jair Fernandez, C Adam Moore, C Brant Ust, OF Bronson Sardinha and IF Mark Kiger to Minor League camp.
Chen was just 2-for-10 this spring, but he did have a homer and three walks. He could prove to be a better option at second base than Willie Bloomquist or Miguel Cairo if Jose Lopez struggles or gets hurt. Aumont, a 2007 first-rounder, allowed three runs in one-third of an inning in his only appearance.