It seems Mike Hazen is a firm believer in the volatility of bullpen arms, as he continue to gather up relief pitchers with major-league experience, who will go under the ‘scope this spring training. Two more thirty-somethings joined camp on the day it started, in the form of Brian Matusz and Kevin Jepsen.
Matusz (below) went to high school here in Phoenix, at St. Mary’s before being drafted by the Orioles with the fourth overall pick in 2008. He debuted for them the following season, and was a starter until the middle of the 2012 season, when he transitioned to the bullpen.