The Mariners have a dominant X-factor emerging in their bullpen

Eduard Bazardo has stepped up his game of late, to help compensate for the Seattle Mariners not adding a second reliever at the trade deadline.

Chicago White Sox v Seattle Mariners | Steph Chambers/GettyImagesWhile the consensus was that the Seattle Mariners had a tremendous trade deadline, the one perceived negative was that they didn't pick up an additional reliever to join Caleb Ferguson in the Pacific Northwest. As much as the bullpen has talent such as Andrés Muñoz, Matt Brash and Gabe Speier, the narrative is that there is not enough talent elsewhere to support this trio.

Well, it turns out the Mariners might have already had the quality reliever solution on the roster this whole time:…