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Mariners 25-Man Roster Ultimate Preview: Roster-Projected Bullpen

By Asher Young

Sep 23, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Dan Altavilla (53) pitches in the eighth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 10-1. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 23, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Dan Altavilla (53) pitches in the eighth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 10-1. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 10, 2017; Peoria, AZ, USA; Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Marc Rzepczynski (25) pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the fourth inning at Peoria Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 10, 2017; Peoria, AZ, USA; Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Marc Rzepczynski (25) pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the fourth inning at Peoria Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

LHP- Mark Rzepczynski

IP- 49   W- 2   L- 2   ERA- 3.54   WHIP- 1.13   K-48  WAR- .6

Not many people are nearly as interesting as Mark Rzepczynski.

He is a man who has been on seven different teams, over seven years. He has been with five teams in the past three years and has been traded four times mid-year.

Usually, when you see a player with that resume, you think the reason he hasn’t been able to stick around with one team is because he just isn’t solid enough for a team to want him, but just good enough for teams to take chance son him.

However, that just isn’t true. He has a 2.9 WAR in the past seven years combined which is very very solid for a reliever. There’s a reason the Mariners are paying him 5.5 million a year to pitch for them.

They want him to be a fixture in the bullpen, and they don’t want to trade him mid-year. The Mariners know that a healthy and effective Mark Rzepczynski is going to be a major key to getting back to the playoffs for the first time since 2001.

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