Seattle Mariners 2020 Review/2021 Preview – Relief Pitching
- Matt Magill, Seattle Mariners.
Keepers
Yohan Ramirez
Only two relievers spent the entire season on the Seattle Mariners roster, Anthony Misiewicz and Yohan Ramirez. The Rule 5 pickup from Houston had a good rookie year. Some control issues resulted in 20 walks over 20.2 innings. Despite the wildness, there is no question about his talent.
The 25-year-old only gave up nine hits, fanned 26 batters, and finished with a 2.61 ERA. Ramirez got better as the season progressed. Over his last 11 games, he had a 1.67 ERA, three saves, and opposing batters had an average of .118 against him.
Matt Magill
The Seattle Mariners claimed Matt Magill off of waivers from the Minnesota Twins on July 21, 2019. After the last year’s trade deadline, he became the Mariners closer the rest of the season.
Magill was expected to be the Mariners closer again in 2020, but Williams beat him out in summer camp for the job. That doesn’t mean Magill packed it up and took his fastball home. Instead, the Simi Valley, CA native, was unscored upon in his first eight outings. Then the walls fell in.
Two of his next three outings were horrendous. He was obviously struggling. August 28, the M’s placed Magill on the injured list with a shoulder strain, and he didn’t pitch again in 2020. If healthy, Magill will be in the mix for Seattle’s 2021 closer job.
Anthony Misiewicz
As mentioned earlier, rookie left-hander Anthony Misiewicz spent all season with the M’s. A converted starter, Misiewicz pitched in 21 games with an ERA of 4.05. He only walked six batters while striking out 25 over 20.0 innings. He’ll likely be one of the Mariners two or three lefties in 2021.
Nick Margevicius
Nick Margevicius started this season working out of the Mariners bullpen before replacing Kendall Graveman in the starting rotation. He’ll have an outside shot to make the rotation at spring training, but Margevicius is more likely to be a long reliever in 2021.