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Seattle Mariners claim WA native Taylor Williams on waivers

The Mariners have been looking for more upside in their 2020 bullpen and they may have found it with Taylor Williams. The 28-year-old Williams was awarded Williams via waiver claim late Friday morning.

Williams will get a chance to win a bullpen spot out of spring training. He has good stuff, including a 95 MPH fastball with a plus slider that sits in the mid-80s. These two pitches are enough to make Williams a solid 7th inning type of reliever.

However, Williams has never had more than fringe-average command. Similar to Dan Altavilla, Williams doesn’t need pinpoint command to be effective.