Now that we’ve covered all of the position players for the Mariners in 2020, it’s time to look at the backbone of this team’s rebuild: the starting pitching. The Mariners took a different approach this year, opting to keep a six-man rotation throughout the entirety of the season. While the M’s claim the system kept pitchers healthy and argue that it could be a feature they keep for the 2021 campaign, it also allowed them to get deeper looks at potential pillars of a future winning team. For the most part, the tactic worked. The team used far fewer arms this year than they have in years past.
2020 Mariners Exit Interviews: Starting Pitchers
