Mariners looking for pitching help with Lee injury?

Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse says that the Seattle Mariners are looking for some pitching help since newly acquired Cliff Lee has an abdominal strain. This is bad news because the strain was only supposed to cause him to miss one start. Would they be looking to add a pitcher if they only had to cover for one start?

“Cliff Lee injury has #Mariners strongly considering acquiring a starting pitcher, perhaps a free agent or someone released elsewhere,” he tweets with appropriate use of hashtags.

The Mariners could always call Chad Gaudin and/or Jarrod Washburn if need be. They are free agents and don’t seem to be all that busy. Also, the Detroit Tigers are believed to be shopping Nate Robertson, but we aren’t so sure that the Mariners would want to invest even more through trades.

Then again, it depends on how badly Cliff Lee is really hurt. Oh, and let’s not forget he’s still facing a five-game suspension for throwing at Chris Snyder’s head.