Nick Margevicius

Seattle brought Margevicius in on a waiver claim after San Diego designated him for assignment in January of 2020. Margevicius ended up taking the ball 10 times for the Mariners, including seven starts, and while his numbers do little to excite, Margevicius did what he was brought in to do: eat innings capably. A slight velocity bump led to an uptick in strikeout rate, but it was still only 21.2%. Margevicius does not have a put-away pitch and he has had trouble with the long ball so far in his big-league career (1.65 HR/9). The good news is that he does not shoot himself in the foot with walks. The Mariners are still not quite ready to compete and Margevicius will likely be up-and-down and back-and-forth in a swingman role. Don't expect him to be a big part of the turnaround.