When asked which new relievers had stood out so far at camp, manager Dan Wilson said two players: journeyman Jesse Hahn, and Casey Legumina, a 27-year-old traded to the Mariners this off-season who played his high school ball just down the road in Chandler, AZ.
One wonders how much Legumina has grown since his high school days: listed at under 200 pounds and anywhere from a generous six feet to a downright magnanimous 6’2”, Legumina isn’t the most dominating presence on the mound. But he’s shown effectiveness so far this spring, working with an arm slot that will look familiar to fans of our dearly departed Paul Sewald; both pitchers release their fastballs at about 4.