M’s roster turnover caught on camera

The Seattle Mariners will pose for their team photo this afternoon at Safeco Field, which raises an important question:

What time is the re-take Wednesday … and Thursday … and Friday?

At the rate the Mariners are juggling their roster, any photo taken today could be useless tomorrow.

Nevertheless, when they line up and say “cheese,” the Mariners will include catcher Miguel Ojeda and outfielder Jamal Strong, and not catcher Wiki Gonzalez.

Those three swapped clubhouses Monday when the Mariners called up Ojeda and Strong from the Class AAA Tacoma Rainiers and optioned Gonzalez back to Tacoma. Strong replaces Chris Snelling, who injured his left knee last week and will need surgery.

As of Monday, the Mariners had made 28 roster moves in the previous 20 days.

It hasn’t quite left manager Mike Hargrove’s head spinning, although he hasn’t enjoyed giving bad news to someone almost every day.

“It takes something out of you because it’s not a fun thing to tell people they’re being sent out,” Hargrove said. “But it’s as much a part of the game as getting a base hit. You never look forward to it and when it’s over with you hope it doesn’t happen for awhile.”

No position has turned over like the catching.

Ojeda became the seventh catcher to suit up for the Mariners this season. The others are Dan Wilson (season-ending knee injury), Miguel Olivo (traded to the Padres), Pat Borders (released), Rene Rivera (sent back to Tacoma), Yorvit Torrealba (obtained in trade from the Giants), Ojeda (obtained in trade from the Padres) and Gonzalez.

Gonzalez had caught 13 games and was batting .267 when the Mariners sent him down.

“Obviously it’s a bummer for Wiki, but it doesn’t mean we don’t like him,” Hargrove said.