Seattle Mariner Non-Roster Invitees Breakdown (Pitchers)
Welcome to Seattle Mariners 2021 Spring Training. We take a look at some of the non-roster pitchers invited to M’s camp.
This week, we discussed the non-roster infielders, outfielders, and catchers the Seattle Mariners invited to camp. Now it’s time to get into the non-roster pitchers. This list doesn’t necessarily include anyone that will make the opening day roster. However, it does have a lot of intrigue in light of Kevin Mather’s comments regarding Logan Gilbert and some potential bullpen help throughout the season.
Projected Mariner’s Rotation
Marco Gonzalez, James Paxton, Chris Flexen, Yusei Kikuchi, Justus Sheffield, and Justin Dunn/Nick Margevicius
Projected Mariner’s Bullpen
Rafael Montero (CL), Kendall Graveman (SU), Anthony Misiewicz (SU), Keynan Middleton (RP), Yohan Ramirez (RP), Brandon Brennan (RP), Erik Swanson (MR).
Not all players listed
Not listed below are players on the 40 man roster who could be with the team on Opening Day, such as Andres Munoz and Joey Gerber.
Non-Roster Pitcher Invitees
Under 25
Logan Gilbert – 23 almost 24 years old – Logan Gilbert managed to find himself mentioned in the former Seattle Mariners CEO’s recent public outburst. While he wasn’t the source of any substantial controversy, Kevin Mather did say he expected to see Gilbert in the rotation by the end of April.
The fourteenth overall selection in the 2018 amateur draft has dominated at every stop along the way. In 2019, Gilbert made three stops in the minors and amassed a 10-5 record with a 2.13 ERA and 165 strikeouts in 135 innings. The question is when he will join the rotation, not if.
Moises Gomez – 24 years old – Moises is a native of Venezuela and has played professional baseball since 2014. He has never made it above High-A. Much of that is based on his lack of control. Gomez has over 100 walks in his 239 innings minor league career. In the 2019 Arizona Fall League, he walked nearly a batter-an-inning. He has no chance of making the big-league club.
Darren McCaughan – 24 years old – The Mariners drafted him in the 13th round of the 2017 amateur draft. He ended up in Tacoma in 2018 as he skipped AA. McCaughan is a starting pitcher and his 2019 season at Tacoma was brutal, but he did well at Arkansas. He has pinpoint accuracy, but he’s well behind several of the Mariner’s prospects at this point, and with a loaded rotation, he’s unlikely to make the Mariners out of camp.