Mariners outright catcher Jesus Sucre, pitcher Jonathan Aro to Class AAA Tacoma

Pitcher Jonathan Aro throws at Seattle Mariners spring training in Peoria, Arizona, Saturday February 27, 2016. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)The Mariners were able to keep a pair of players in their organization after designating them for assignment on Jan. 26. On Wednesday afternoon, the team announced that catcher Jesus Sucre and right-handed pitcher Jonathan Aro had been outrighted to Class AAA Tacoma. Both will also still be invited to big league spring training.

There was some thought the Mariners might either trade Sucre or Aro before losing them to a waiver claims after removing them from the 40-man roster. But both players went unclaimed. Though not much of an offensive…