WEDNESDAY: The Mariners have announced that they’ve outrighted Fien to Triple-A Tacoma.
TUESDAY: The Mariners have designated righty Casey Fien for assignment, per a team announcement. Seattle has also placed infielder Shawn O’Malley on the 60-day DL to clear another 40-man spot.
These moves were designed to open the door to two new members of the big league bullpen. The M’s purchased the contracts of righties Jean Machi and Emilio Pagan. First baseman Dan Vogelbach was optioned to open another active roster spot.
Fien was already outrighted off of the 40-man roster earlier in the year, accepting an assignment at Triple-A (in part, perhaps, in order to keep his salary under the MLB deal he signed over the winter). Unfortunately, he had another poor outing upon returning to the majors and now carries a 15.00 ERA through six innings on the year.
The 35-year-old Machi has not pitched in the majors since 2015. But he has thrown eight spotless innings thus far at Tacoma. Pagan, 25, is set for his MLB debut. The former tenth rounder has worked to a 3.27 ERA over his 11 frames at Triple-A this year, allowing just five hits while racking up 18 strikeouts against seven walks.
Seems like they could get some real bullpen pitchers once in awhile
What is a bullpen pitcher?
It’s a failed starter that can be effective for an inning or two
Not today bullpens are elite comodity and a must have.
They still are failed starters at one point or another in their careers
Uh, no they aren’t. Many relievers come up as relivers and are even relievers as far back as college. They usually are one or two pitch pitchers.
I would think most relievers could be failed position players. Motte, Jansen, Doolittle, Wakefield, Gose now.
Ahh no
Control stamina etc
Some are
Trevor Hoffman was a failed short stop
Ah no. Lots of relievers have great control. Lots of relievers also have great stamina., they just choose to go all out because they know they’re only asked to go 1-2 innings. John Smoltz was a great reliever–are you saying he was moved to the pen because he failed as a starter.
That’s one example though. For the most part, relievers are failed starters.
Yes they are jdgoat
John smoltz was moved to the pen after he had arm issues
Smoltz was moved to the bullpen because he got hurt.
Fien is a classic mariner shuttle player, up-sucks…down-does enough to make it back to the bigs just to suck again yet we keep running him out there praying for a miracle that won’t happen. It’s been 16 years, multiple managers, multiple GM’s and we still can’t figure out how to cut bait with horrible players