SEATTLE -- There are bigger-name closers still on the free-agent market and some well-known starters who would satisfy fans' desires to flush out the rotation. But general manager Jerry Dipoto says the Mariners got the man they wanted when the signing of setup man Juan Nicasio was finalized Wednesday.
Nicasio agreed to a two-year, $17 million deal last week at the Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., but couldn't sign the deal until flying from his home in the Dominican Republic to complete his physical exam in Seattle.
"We had targeted a very small group of late-game relievers we felt were good fits for us," Dipoto said.