The Seattle Times · Feb 23, 2016
Reliever Tony Zych proving to be quite the bargain for Mariners
1 of 3 Mariners starting pitcher Tony Zych throws in the first inning during the Seattle Mariners vs. the Houston Astros game on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 at Safeco Field in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times)PEORIA, Ariz. — A dollar won’t buy many things anymore. It won’t get you a soda in most vending machines. With sales tax, it won’t buy you most things in a dollar store.
But for the Mariners, a dollar netted them a 25-year-old reliever with a fastball that can touch 99 mph and a slider that will buckle the knees of most right-handed hitters.
“I guess you could say we got Tony Zych for a buck,” Mariners assistant general manager Jeff Kingston said.
Position: Relief pitcher.