Mariners release reliever Sam Tuivailala

fare thee well, sam Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty ImagesThe Mariners made an early Friday afternoon news dump today in the form of releasing reliever Sam Tuivailala. The move comes as a bit of a surprise given that Tuivailala had made his way back to the major league roster last season after a long rehab of his Achilles tendon injury. However, Tui has recently been dealing with a shoulder impingement according to Greg Johns, which is why he didn’t pitch during the abbreviated Cactus League games. Here are all the relevant tweets:

Tuivailala had been dealing with a shoulder impingement this spring and hadn't been able to pitch in any Cactus League games, so that most likely played into this.…