Joel Piñeiro began the 2004 * baseball season as a promising starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. The previous two years he started in 60 games, won a total of 30 games, and produced a 3.52 ERA.  However, leading into 2009, Piñeiro reinvented his approach, utilizing a sinking * fastball to pitch to contact and concede more ground balls, while limiting the number of home runs allowed.  Through 25 games * started, Piñeiro had only allowed 6 HRs and possessed an 84:18 K:BB ratio, with a 13–9 record and 3.11 ERA, his best season yet, since 2003. Joel signed the ball in blue pen, but the signature is a bit faded; the ball is in excellent with some minor smudge * marks.  *