Matt Brash has emerged as one of the premier bullpen arms of the American League, which is surprising considering just two years ago, Brash arrived as a fresh-faced rookie and a player to be named later in the trade that sent the Padres reliever Taylor Williams. Since then, Brash has impressed the Mariners’ organization and rocketed his way up from single A to earning a spot in the starting rotation in spring training 2022. Of course, as we all know, Brash would be sent down to Tacoma a few months later to deal with control issues that limited his effectiveness as a starter, as evidenced by his 7.