Danny Farquhar (FAHR-kwahr) was selected in the 10th round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and by 2009, he had been traded to Oakland. That marked the beginning of four consecutive years of being traded, waived, and designated for assignment.
Later, after being sent to the Mariners as part of the Ichiro Suzuki trade, he established himself as a major league reliever and eventually replaced Tom Wilhelmsen as the closer in August 2013. Farquhar finished that season with a 34.7% strikeout rate and a 1.86 FIP, but also a 4.20 ERA.
Despite thriving in the closer's role, the Mariners signed Fernando Rodney before the 2014 season started, pushing Farquhar into a set-up role.