3 key takeaways from the Mariners' trade deadline moves

#2. The bullpen has added gas and stuff at the right time

A few weeks prior to the arrival of García and Chargois, the return of Gregory Santos added another reliever with excellent velocity and stuff to the roster. With a 91 mph slider and a 99 mph sinker, Santos' power was a dangerous late game combination with Andrés Muñoz.

Yimi García has a more diverse arsenal, throwing a four-seam fastball and curveball along with his sinker and sweeper. He averages 97 mph on his four-seam fastball and has a 84 mph curveball with 40 inches of drop and 11 inches of horizontal break. His whiff (29.7%) and strikeout (36.4%) rates would be top-of-the-line among qualified pitchers.

JT Chargois is a little less proven this year but he has managed a 1.62 ERA over 16.2 innings. If he were to continue pitching as he is now, regression would come for him soon as his xERA of 5.21 and FIP of 5.32 may indicate. His slider is most intriguing and has a Stuff+ rating of 110. At an average velocity of 86 mph, opposing hitters are slugging just .286 against the pitch.