Mariners Place Speier on IL, Activate Suarez, Simpson

Speier, 31, has been struggling this season with expected metrics that are career-highs and significantly worse than last year. The reliever has been relying more on his slider but has had trouble locating it consistently. sportnewz.click

To replace Speier, the Mariners activated José Suarez, claimed off waivers from the Braves, and selected Josh Simpson from Triple-A Tacoma. Right-hander Cole Wilcox was optioned to Tacoma to make room for Simpson.