Nick Vincent and Erasmo Ramírez were both headed for a pay raise in arbitration, one Seattle likely could not afford. The bullpen has now thinned out quite a bit, with David Phelps, Adam Warren, and Zach Duke also hitting the open market earlier this week. Jerry Dipoto and co. will have their work cut out for them in rebuilding this bullpen, which they’ve successfully done from time-to-time since 2015.
Ramírez, who returned to the Mariners in a swap for Steve Cishek, dealt with shoulder issues for the majority of the 2018 season.