It’s tough to replace something beloved. When the Mariners traded JP Sears (and Juan Then) for reliever Nick Rumbelow this offseason, it was as big a blow as an exchange of minor league pitchers can be. Sears was sexy, boasting video game strikeout rates in the low minors after doing the same in college. Rumbelow was the replacement, whose proximity to the majors made him more appealing for Jerry Dipoto and the Mariners. A nerve issue in his neck has held him out since early March, halting his designs on an Opening Day roster spot, but today he returns to live pitching after throwing incognito in Arizona for the last month or so.
RHP Nick Rumbelow headed to Tacoma to continue rehab stint, minimum of one (1) LL writer is ecstatic
