Shawn Kelley was undoubtedly the Seattle Mariners best reliever at the time of his freak oblique injury, and now he is back after nearly two months on the DL.  1B Mike Carp was sent back to Tacoma to make room for Kelley on the 25-man roster.

Kelley will jump into the setup fray with Sean White and Mark Lowe while providing a suitable backup for closer David Aardsma.  With Kelley back, Roy Corcoran is on the hot seat.

Carp was brought up to fill in one game for Russell Branyan back in San Diego and has been rotting on the bench since.  Getting him back to Tacoma where he can play everyday is the right move.  Carp went 3-for-8 with 3 singles and 3 walks in his first big league cup of coffee.

[source Larry Larue]