Jerry Dipoto keeps shuffling the deck in the Mariners bullpen.
On Sunday, Seattle recalled two right-handed relievers — Matt Carasiti and Mike Wright — from Triple-A Tacoma. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Mariners designated lefty Jesse Biddle for assignment and transferred Chasen Bradford from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list with what manager Scott Servais described as a “UCL-related” injury that may or may not require surgery. Right-handed reliever Gerson Bautista was also optioned to Tacoma.
The Mariners have used 33 pitchers so far this season, the most in the major leagues. It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, then, that Servais is still getting to know his new relievers.