The biggest area of need for the Mariners is certainly on their pitching staff. Both the bullpen and the rotation will need to be better and they aren’t going to be short of options to help address both areas of needs.
The pool of candidates to fill these gaps will continue to grow as teams work to clear 40-man roster spots before the November 20th deadline to set your list of players protected from the Rule 5 draft.
One such name that was recently released is Ryan Tepera, a 32-year-old righty who just wrapped up his 10th season in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.