The Mariners have officially strengthened their bullpen for the 2018 season. After the news of a deal being reached broke last week during the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, general manager Jerry Dipoto announced the signing of free agent reliever Juan Nicasio to a two-year contract. While the Mariners don’t make salary information public, sources confirmed it was for a total of $17 million over the two years.
He was one of several free agent relievers that got deals in the last 10 days.
“This was a target for us,” Dipoto said. “We had targeted a very small group of late-game relievers that we thought were good fits for us.