For Immediate Release

Friday, January 6, 2017

MARINERS ACQUIRE OUTFIELDER JARROD DYSON FROM KANSAS CITY

Right-handed pitcher Nathan Karns traded to the Royals.
SEATTLE, Wash. -- Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto
announced today that the club has acquired outfielder Jarrod Dyson (pronounced juh-ROD) from the Kansas City Royals
in exchange for right-handed pitcher Nathan Karns.
Jarrod brings us a winning pedigree, along with elite level defense and base running, Dipoto said. He joins players like
Leonys Martin and Jean Segura in creating a disruptive element on the bases to our offensive game, while also enhancing
our ability to prevent runs on defense.
Dyson, 32, hit .278 (83x299) with 46 runs, 14 doubles, 8 triples, 1 home run, 25 RBI and 30 stolen bases in 107 games
with Kansas City last season. The 5-foot-10, 160-pound outfielder tallied at least 30 stolen bases for the 4th time in the last
5 seasons (2012-16), one of five players to accomplish this feat. Dyson hit safely in a career-best 10 consecutive games
last season, batting .372 (16x43) with 10 runs, 1 double, 1 triple, 3 RBI and 5 stolen bases from Sept. 2-17. In 2016, he
made appearances defensively in center field (57 games, 50 starts), right field (21 GS) and left field (19 G, 12 GS). Dyson
began the season on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique and was activated from the DL on April 19.
Since 2012, Dyson has recorded 156 stolen bases, T6th-most in the Majors (also: Ben Revere) during that time span. Over
the last 5 seasons, the left-handed hitter has been successful on 84.8% (156x184) of his stolen base attempts, 2nd-best in
the Majors during that time. He has stolen 37 bases as a pinch-runner, the most of any active player and 5th-most of any
player dating back to 1974.
Dyson, a native of McComb, MS., was originally selected by Kansas City in the 50th round of the 2006 MLB First-Year Player
Draft out of Southwest Mississippi Junior College. In parts of the 7 Major League seasons with the Royals (2010-16), he is a
career .260 (355x1365) hitter with 48 doubles, 29 triples, 7 home runs, 101 RBI and 176 stolen bases in 550 career games.
Karns, 29, went 6-2 with a 5.15 ERA (54 ER, 94.1 IP) in 22 games, including 15 starts, with Seattle last season. The 6-foot3, 225-pound right-hander recorded 101 strikeouts and 45 walks. He posted a record of 6-2 with a 4.56 ERA (41 ER, 81.0
IP) with 84 strikeouts and 38 in 15 starts before making his first appearance out of the bullpen on June 29. In 7 relief outings,
Karns recorded 1 save and posted an 8.78 ERA (13 ER, 13.1 IP) with 17 strikeouts and 7 walks. He was placed on the 15day disabled list with a low back strain on July 30 before being transferred to the 60-day DL on Sept. 1. The native of
Franklin, Pa., was originally acquired by Seattle along with left-handed pitcher C.J. Riefenhauser and outfielder Boog Powell
from Tampa Bay in exchange for right-handed pitcher Danny Farquhar, infielder Brad Miller and infielder Logan Morrison
on Nov. 5, 2015. In parts of 4 Major League seasons with Washington (2013), Tampa Bay (2014-2015) and Seattle (2016),
he has compiled a career record of 14-9 with 4.41 ERA (130 ER, 265.1 IP) with 270 strikeouts and 111 walks in 54 career
games, including 46 starts.
STATISTICS FOR DYSON & KARNS APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGE

DYSONs PLAYING RECORD

YEAR
2006
2007
2008
2009

CLUB
AZL Royals
Burlington
Wilmington
Burlington
Northwest Arkansas
2010
AZL Royals
Wilmington
Northwest Arkansas
Omaha
KANSAS CITY
2011
KANSAS CITY
Omaha
2012
Omaha
KANSAS CITY
2013
KANSAS CITY
Omaha #
2014
KANSAS CITY
2015
KANSAS CITY
2016
Omaha #
KANSAS CITY
Minor Lg Totals
ML Totals

AVG
.273
.270
.260
.343
.258
.520
.327
.240
.272
.211
.205
.279
.333
.260
.258
.154
.269
.250
.318
.278
.277
.260

G
51
10
93
17
63
6
12
7
46
18
26
83
15
102
87
15
120
90
7
107
425
550

AB
161
37
288
67
248
25
49
25
195
57
44
319
63
292
213
52
260
200
22
299
1551
1365

R
40
6
40
14
38
4
7
6
33
11
8
69
12
52
30
8
33
31
7
46
284
211

H
44
10
75
23
64
13
16
6
53
12
9
89
21
76
55
8
70
50
7
83
429
355

TB
60
11
83
27
79
16
26
6
68
23
10
114
30
94
78
10
85
76
7
116
537
482

2B
4
1
8
2
7
1
6
0
10
4
1
10
3
8
9
2
4
8
0
14
54
48

3B
6
0
0
1
4
1
2
0
1
2
0
3
3
5
4
0
4
6
0
8
21
29

HR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
0
2
0
1
2
0
1
4
7

RBI
19
0
24
5
14
6
9
6
19
5
3
26
5
9
17
1
24
18
1
25
135
101

SH
2
0
8
2
8
0
0
0
5
2
1
12
4
4
3
1
6
6
1
8
43
30

SF
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
2
1
0
1
9
9

HB
5
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
1
1
2
0
4
2
3
17
9

BB
18
2
32
5
27
0
1
5
16
6
7
35
4
30
21
3
22
14
4
26
152
126

SO
30
12
60
14
54
3
9
2
32
16
14
47
5
56
45
12
52
37
4
39
284
259

SB
19
3
39
9
37
3
5
3
13
9
11
38
7
30
34
5
36
26
4
30
185
176

CS
4
1
9
4
6
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
5
6
0
7
3
0
7
35
30

SLG
.373
.297
.288
.403
.319
.640
.531
.240
.349
.404
.227
.357
.476
.322
.366
.192
.327
.380
.318
.388
.346
.353

OBP
.358
.308
.337
.397
.331
.520
.327
.375
.327
.286
.308
.356
.373
.328
.326
.228
.324
.311
.464
.340
.346
.325

WILD CARD
YEAR
2014

CLUB, OPP
KC vs. OAK

AVG
-

G
1

AB
0

R
1

H
0

TB
0

YEAR
CLUB, OPP
2014
KC vs. LAA
2015
KC vs. HOU
DS Totals

AVG
.000
.000
.000

G
3
2
5

AB
2
1
3

R
0
0
0

H
0
0
0

TB
0
0
0

YEAR
CLUB, OPP
2014
KC vs. BAL
2015
KC vs. TOR
LCS Totals

AVG
.000
.000

G
4
1
5

AB
4
0
4

R
1
0
1

H
0
0
0

TB
0
0
0

YEAR
CLUB, OPP
2014
KC vs. SF
2015
KC vs. NYM
WS Totals

AVG
.200
.000
.154

G
5
3
8

AB
10
3
13

R
0
1
1

H
2
0
2

TB
2
0
2

W-L
0-0
3-2
3-0
8-4
10-6
0-1
9-9
1-1
7-5
6-2
33-21
14-8
0-1
14-9

ERA
0.00
3.44
2.03
2.26
3.26
7.50
5.08
4.50
3.67
5.15
3.45
4.26
7.50
4.41

G
5
8
11
13
23
3
27
2
27
22
87
51
3
54

GS
5
8
5
13
23
3
27
2
26
15
81
43
3
46

2B
0

3B
0

HR
0

RBI
0

SH
1

SF
0

HB
0

BB
0

SO
0

SB
1

CS
0

SLG
-

OBP
-

SH
0
0
0

SF
0
0
0

HB
0
0
0

BB
0
0
0

SO
0
1
1

SB
0
2
2

CS
0
0
0

SLG
.000
.000
.000

OBP
.000
.000
.000

SH
0
0
0

SF
0
0
0

HB
0
0
0

BB
1
0
1

SO
2
0
2

SB
0
0
0

CS
2
0
2

SLG
.000
.000

OBP
.200
.200

SH
0
0
0

SF
0
0
0

HB
0
0
0

BB
1
0
1

SO
2
1
3

SB
0
1
1

CS
0
0
0

SLG
.200
.000
.154

OBP
.273
.000
.214

BB
6
27
21
26
48
6
62
4
56
45
190
105
6
111

SO
26
33
61
87
155
11
153
13
145
101
515
259
11
270

WP
3
7
5
4
13
0
7
0
15
5
39
20
0
20

BK
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1

DIVISION SERIES
2B
0
0
0

3B
0
0
0

HR
0
0
0

RBI
0
0
0

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

2B
0
0
0

3B
0
0
0

HR
0
0
0

RBI
0
0
0

WORLD SERIES
2B
0
0
0

3B
0
0
0

HR
0
0
0

RBI
0
0
0

KARNS PLAYING RECORD

YEAR
2011

CLUB
GCL Nationals
Auburn
2012
Hagerstown
Potomac
2013
Harrisburg
WASHINGTON
2014
Durham
TAMPA BAY
2015
TAMPA BAY
2016
SEATTLE
Minor Lg Totals
AL Totals
NL Totals
ML Totals

CG
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0

SHO
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

SV
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1

IP
18.2
36.2
44.1
71.2
132.2
12.0
145.1
12.0
147.0
94.1
449.1
253.1
12.0
265.1

H
2
27
23
47
109
17
142
7
132
95
350
234
17
251

R
0
14
11
23
54
11
89
6
62
55
191
123
11
134

ER
0
14
10
18
48
10
82
6
60
54
172
120
10
130

HR
0
1
1
1
14
5
16
3
19
11
33
33
5
38

HB
2
4
3
4
7
1
3
2
5
3
23
10
1
11

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