LAS VEGAS — As expected, the Mariners selected a reliever in Thursday morning’s Rule 5 draft to try and supplement a bullpen that has been decimated by trades.
Seattle selected right-hander Brandon Brennan from the Rockies with the 19th pick.
Brennan spent all of last season in the White Sox organization, but had recently signed as a six-year minor league free agent with Colorado. He’s got a fastball that sits from 92-95 mph with a slider and a changeup.
“He was a guy we went after as a six-year free agent, but lost out to the Rockies,” said Tom Allison, the Mariners director of scouting.