The Mariners bullpen has been a tough place to stand out lately. Andrés Muñoz and Matt Brash are the stars. Gregory Santos is the hot new thing. You’ve got Maple Valley’s own Tayler Saucedo as the local kid made good. Paul Sewald was the People’s Pitcher, and Justin Topa inherited that rags-to-riches mantle as the journeyman reliever who showed up to Seattle and remade his career with a devastating four-seamer/sweeper combo. We even gave him a nickname, Topaz, because he was a gem.
Gabe Speier doesn’t have a nickname. Maybe that’s because he’s usually the one who gives them out, but I think it’s more about his anonymity.